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Gale Pooley's avatar

Why limit to “licensed architects”?

All the great buildings you reference were done without government licenses.

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Max Borders's avatar

Well, exactly. That was a goof. I actually think the contest would be best for architecture students.

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LEE SCHULTHEISS's avatar

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...

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Max Borders's avatar

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.

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Brian Moore's avatar

The cincinatti union terminal (and entrance way), recently given a cameo in Superman, would be a good start.

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