I like this. Especially the Law of Consent and to be able to Exit if it's not fulfilling its stated principles. I think society would be so different if people agreed to be a part of it. I've always found it strange that it is assumed that we all agreed to this. I never did, nobody EVER came to me and said, "Do you consent to all of this?" How would it be different if we all consented to this?
. . . .I like this and wish it had been written many centuries ago. Much of it has and this is uniting many prior attempts like the Magna Carta, various constitutions, 95 Thesis, etc.
. . . . What disappoints me is this wholly ignores the obvious fact that the history of humanity is in its final hours. Looking back across centuries allows past mistakes to resolve or nature.
. . . . . Unless you treat the Bible as just an interesting story book, it is clear that humanity will not last after the generation born in 1968 has passed.
. . . There will not be another hundred years and probably not another 75. Your imagining there will be another 100 years to be looked back across reveals a clear lack of Christianity. Still; This is a well written piece and perhaps in 100 years it still will be.
I've always enjoyed the Jefferson Memorial, with his ideas and words carved in stone. I'd love for your vision of a Temple of Wisdom to come to life, I'd visit for inspiration. And once the main principles are enshrined there, it seems like you could also have a "decentralized" monument as well, have the set of tenets etched and carved in multiple places all around the world in a variety of configurations. So they can never be lost or forgotten or completely erased...
I love this. Perhaps the temple is a series of small shrines established in multiple places, which sounds like a really difficult project to undertake--but yes, dedicated to decentralization.
I like this. Especially the Law of Consent and to be able to Exit if it's not fulfilling its stated principles. I think society would be so different if people agreed to be a part of it. I've always found it strange that it is assumed that we all agreed to this. I never did, nobody EVER came to me and said, "Do you consent to all of this?" How would it be different if we all consented to this?
Why limit to “licensed architects”?
All the great buildings you reference were done without government licenses.
Well, exactly. That was a goof. I actually think the contest would be best for architecture students.
. . . .I like this and wish it had been written many centuries ago. Much of it has and this is uniting many prior attempts like the Magna Carta, various constitutions, 95 Thesis, etc.
. . . . What disappoints me is this wholly ignores the obvious fact that the history of humanity is in its final hours. Looking back across centuries allows past mistakes to resolve or nature.
. . . . . Unless you treat the Bible as just an interesting story book, it is clear that humanity will not last after the generation born in 1968 has passed.
. . . There will not be another hundred years and probably not another 75. Your imagining there will be another 100 years to be looked back across reveals a clear lack of Christianity. Still; This is a well written piece and perhaps in 100 years it still will be.
I've always enjoyed the Jefferson Memorial, with his ideas and words carved in stone. I'd love for your vision of a Temple of Wisdom to come to life, I'd visit for inspiration. And once the main principles are enshrined there, it seems like you could also have a "decentralized" monument as well, have the set of tenets etched and carved in multiple places all around the world in a variety of configurations. So they can never be lost or forgotten or completely erased...
I love this. Perhaps the temple is a series of small shrines established in multiple places, which sounds like a really difficult project to undertake--but yes, dedicated to decentralization.
The cincinatti union terminal (and entrance way), recently given a cameo in Superman, would be a good start.