WebBoston City Hall was designed by Gerhard Kallmann, a Columbia University professor, and Michael McKinnell, a Columbia graduate student, (who co-founded Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles).In 1962 they won an international, two-stage design competition for the building. Their design, selected from 256 entries by a jury of prominent architects and …

WebAlfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, KG, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played a role in the formulation of British foreign and domestic policy between the mid-1890s and early 1920s. From December 1916 to November 1918, he was one of the most important members of Prime …

WebThe following are the oldest public high schools in the United States that are still in operation. ... The list is ordered by date of creation, and currently includes schools formed before 1870. Boston Latin School (1635), Boston, Massachusetts; Hartford Public High School (1638), Hartford, Connecticut; Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (1648), …

WebBack Bay is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, built on reclaimed land in the Charles River basin. Construction began in 1859, as the demand for luxury housing exceeded the availability in the city at the time, and the area was fully built by around 1900. It is most famous for its rows of Victorian brownstone homes—considered …

WebStemming from its nickname as "The Heights," persons affiliated with Boston College have been referred to as Heightsmen, Heightswomen, Heightsonians and Eagles, the latter in reference to the University's mascot, the Eagle. The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty. ... Vincent Phillip Muñoz (MA 1995), Tocqueville Associate Professor …

WebSome type designers prefer one "Q" design over another: Adrian Frutiger, famous for the airport typeface that bears his name, remarked that most of his typefaces feature a Q tail that meets the bowl and then extends horizontally. Frutiger considered such Qs to make for more "harmonious" and "gentle" typefaces. " Q" often makes the list of their favorite …

WebNewton is a suburban city approximately 7 mi (11 km) from downtown Boston, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.The city is bordered by Waltham and Watertown on the north, Needham and the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on the south, Wellesley and Weston on the west, and Brookline and the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on the …