George Thrush is Director of the School of Architecture at Northeastern University, which focuses on design solutions for Boston’s “post-industrial landscape” of former transportation infrastructure and other difficult sites. His research, practice, writing, and teaching all focus on contemporary urban issues in architecture. George is among the primary authors of a comprehensive regional transportation and development proposal for the Boston metropolitan area called The New Urban Ring.

The New Filennium
Posted on 2/7/2012 at 7:01AM | No Comments

At Filene's, we’re going from a train wreck to a celebration in one move.

Last week’s news from Downtown Crossing couldn’t be better for Boston. Not only has the long-dormant Filene’s project been reborn, but Millennium Partners and Handel Architects, the team that’s now in charge of the site, has a proven track record at precisely this kind of ambitious, complex, mixed-use, elegant district-defining ... READ MORE
Saving Cities With Community Colleges
Posted on 1/25/2012 at 10:36AM | 1 Comment

Why we should locate community colleges in the core of under-populated, older cities.

Here’s the problem. You have dozens of small to medium-sized cities sprinkled throughout New England, and nearly all of them have seen better days when it comes to urban vitality. Boston is the big exception. But most of our other cities are not aging too well. What can we do ... READ MORE
A Big Pile of New Museums!
Posted on 1/20/2012 at 9:32AM | 2 Comments

Lucky for us, almost $1 billion is going toward enhancing Boston's museums — in less than a decade.

The new Renzo Piano wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Photo by Matthew Reed Baker.) The opening of the new addition by Renzo Piano to the Gardner Museum marks the third step in what will ultimately be four dramatic changes to the Boston museum scene. When the re-building of the ... READ MORE