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7 hours ago, CenterHill said:

I don't know if I would call the original design art deco (top rendering).  It was also a rather plain box, but I liked it marginally better than the new design.  The swooping arches and curves are just not my thing.   When I first saw the new design my first thought was stucco (yikes!), but based on AEG's updated website, the materials appear to be brick and metal (bottom rendering).   It might end up looking better when you're up close.   

 

 

I think I remember an Art Deco hotel was originally planned right next  door...

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Cumberland is his worst project by far but was his first and the city's first downtown in many decades so the risk was high.  Kudos for him for taking the risk.

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Actually, Encore is by Symphony Hall.  The Cumberland is on Church Street.