Now THAT's a facelift:

[Donuthole]

Come on. You have to admit that these are special cases.

IMO, there will be about 50-60 "special cases" here in about 20 years.



In other words, I'm not a fan of the mini-temple design that has been used all too frequently for the last decade or so.

[jay santos]

Come on. You have to admit that these are special cases.

Who's to say the current style won't look equally dated and gaudy in 50 years? I'm one of the handful of people married in the Provo temple, so it's personal for me.

[Fiyero]

IMO, there will be about 50-60 "special cases" here in about 20 years.



In other words, I'm not a fan of the mini-temple design that has been used all too frequently for the last decade or so.

Most of the smaller ward and branch meetinghouses are "phase 1" buildings that can be later expanded into "phase 2" and "phase 3" as the numbers grow. I inquired whether the smaller temples were built the same way and was told no, if the work increases and the temple is overloaded, they'll just build more and more of them.

I can't imagine that the expense of giving a smaller temple a facelift just because, would be cost effective in the long run.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Who's to say the current style won't look equally dated and gaudy in 50 years? I'm one of the handful of people married in the Provo temple, so it's personal for me.

Could be. But I thought the designs in this case looked goofy from day one.

[beelzebabette]

Who's to say the current style won't look equally dated and gaudy in 50 years? I'm one of the handful of people married in the Provo temple, so it's personal for me.

I know it came up earlier this week (http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showthread.php?t=19016), but I'm curious what you thought of the change to the new steeple.

[TripletDaddy]

When is someone going to redesign this racially biased design



I always get a kick out of this temple. For whatever reason, the Mexico temple was made to look like an Aztec temple. Because, you know, Mexicans wants their buildings to look like aztec temples.

I wonder why the Swiss temple didn't look like a ski lodge?

[Donuthole]

Most of the smaller ward and branch meetinghouses are "phase 1" buildings that can be later expanded into "phase 2" and "phase 3" as the numbers grow. I inquired whether the smaller temples were built the same way and was told no, if the work increases and the temple is overloaded, they'll just build more and more of them.

I can't imagine that the expense of giving a smaller temple a facelift just because, would be cost effective in the long run.

I can't either, but it doesn't mean the old ones won't be a bit of an eye sore.

[RobinFinderson]

When is someone going to redesign this racially biased design



I always get a kick out of this temple. For whatever reason, the Mexico temple was made to look like an Aztec temple. Because, you know, Mexicans wants their buildings to look like aztec temples.

I wonder why the Swiss temple didn't look like a ski lodge?

Very slim resemblance. The square door, the canted walls evoke the ancient base, and there is the texture. Also, I'd bet Mexicans would be more inclined to accept a temple design that honored cultural elements from the people's history. You see problems with that?

[Soccermom]

Come on. You have to admit that these are special cases.

I hope they don't touch the Provo temple. Changing the steeple was enough of a change for me -- of course, I have a bias in that I was married there. But, the temple is structurally sound, it functions according to its intended purposes, so why use funds to make a cosmetic change? What would that teach me about plastic surgery? That when I look outdated, I should get a facelift?

[beelzebabette]

I hope they don't touch the Provo temple. Changing the steeple was enough of a change for me -- of course, I have a bias in that I was married there. But, the temple is structurally sound, it functions according to its intended purposes, so why use funds to make a cosmetic change? What would that teach me about plastic surgery? That when I look outdated, I should get a facelift?

[TripletDaddy]

Very slim resemblance. The square door, the canted walls evoke the ancient base, and there is the texture. Also, I'd bet Mexicans would be more inclined to accept a temple design that honored cultural elements from the people's history. You see problems with that?

I'm not offended by it but I do think it would be less of a discussion point if the Church had built other temples around the world that were similar in cultural effect.

The Laie temple doesn't really look very Hawaiian.

The Swiss temple doesn't look Swiss.

The French temple doesn't seem to evoke much of France's history.

The Lamanite temple looks very disneyland-ish, though. Also, do we have any RMs that served in Mexico City? I recall the architecture there being more spanish colonial or european, not aztec influenced. i could be wrong on that.

an example (check out the lamanites in the pic!):

[TripletDaddy]

Very slim resemblance. The square door, the canted walls evoke the ancient base, and there is the texture. Also, I'd bet Mexicans would be more inclined to accept a temple design that honored cultural elements from the people's history. You see problems with that?

also, this sentence was really what I was getting at. Because, you know, mexicans like aztec stuff. and velvet paintings. and chiclets.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I hope they don't touch the Provo temple. Changing the steeple was enough of a change for me -- of course, I have a bias in that I was married there. But, the temple is structurally sound, it functions according to its intended purposes, so why use funds to make a cosmetic change? What would that teach me about plastic surgery? That when I look outdated, I should get a facelift?

lol.

[creekster]

also, this sentence was really what I was getting at. Because, you know, mexicans like aztec stuff. and velvet paintings. and chiclets.

I see your point, but do you know if any mexican church officials had input into the design? I don't know either way.

[venkman]

The ugliness of the Provo/Ogden temples is part of their appeal.

I can understand the benefit of architectural correlation, but can't we leave the old funky stuff alone?