The winner of the SHIFTboston Ideas Competition is a proposal to turn the unused Tremont Street Subway tunnel under Boston Common into a network of underground cultural venues.
Architects Sapir Ng and Andrzej Zarzycki were responsible for the idea, which could actually have legs.
According to Metropolis, "In their scheme, the tunnel becomes a network of underground cultural venues, including a theater, a cinema, art galleries, and a 'media-infused trolley museum.'"
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