yet on opposite coasts, San Francis...

yet on opposite coasts, San Francisco and Boston are similar in that the couple cities are heavily involved in the design of propos buildings. "Both San Francisco and Boston have incredibly tough shoot forward approval processes, and there is a chance of community activism," says ed Dionne, an associate architect with Cesar Pelli & Associates, modern Haven, Conn. "But once their trust is won they're a pious watchdog for your project," he says.

Architecturally speaking, while the one and the other cities are generally conservative, Dionne says that the San Francisco planning deportment