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Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostI like it."Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader
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Originally posted by Non Sequitur View PostIt looks like a shoe horn stuck to a submarine. But then I'm not an artist."Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader
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Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostThe mess that it is reflects the inherent problem that LDS church designer face. What style do they use? Every style exists for some reason, and most of the religious styles carry symbolic baggage that contradicts LDS beliefs and values (claiming to be 'the one true church' carries with it some serious aesthetic significance.)
Next.We all trust our own unorthodoxies.
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Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View PostI was fortunate enough to be in Siracusa when it was completed and church started to hold the block meetings there. It was a far cry from the 4th floor of the apartment building the church had leased for years. It was a novelty to members in Southern Italy, as it was the first stand alone building specifically for LDS meetings."The mind is not a boomerang. If you throw it too far it will not come back." ~ Tom McGuane
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Originally posted by Non Sequitur View PostOut of curiosity, how many mob bosses would you guess are buried in the foundation of that building?"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader
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Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View PostI'm also not totally positive that the locals would always do a better job than the centralized planning model that the church currently employs. For example, I'm not a fan of the "accent" wall craze where people are painting one wall in their place some bold color. You could just imagine some hokey ward somewhere ran by a bunch of HGTV-philes would decide that the chapel needed a bright green accent wall.Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
God forgives many things for an act of mercyAlessandro Manzoni
Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.
pelagius
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Originally posted by Sleeping in EQ View PostWhat pretentious BS. Designers adapt styles all the time. In fact, adapting a style as opposed to simply parroting one can give a building additional artistic value.
Next.
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Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View PostRobin -
You may appreciate this more than most here. This funky looking building is the church building for the branch in Siracusa, Italy. It was designed by an architect who is a member of the church there:
Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
God forgives many things for an act of mercyAlessandro Manzoni
Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.
pelagius
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Originally posted by pellegrino View PostWhy does everyone assume that if we return power to the local units' then the relief society or some wannabe designeer is going to get their hands on the plans and screw everything up or make it quirky? They didn't do that in the past, why would they do it now? The work would still be done by competent designers, architects and contractors. If they happened to be members of the ward or stake then that's great."Yeah, but never trust a Ph.D who has an MBA as well. The PhD symbolizes intelligence and discipline. The MBA symbolizes lust for power." -- Katy Lied
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Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostBut what does it mean to 'adapt' a style that existed specifically as an organic outgrowth of a specific culture, place, time, and environment? I don't know how one goes about transplanting a Tudor style house to Cedar City without answering this basic question -- why?
Why aren't you complaining about the architectural bankruptcy of Las Vegas? Shall we start listing all of the awards architects have gotten for their work on the casinos? It's all adaptation and no one is finding fault.
To read your writing, it's like Mormons can't have architecture at all.Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 07-14-2009, 02:02 PM.We all trust our own unorthodoxies.
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