If you had an unlimited human resource and a choice limited only to 'civil engineering project' what would you get built and why? ChristianHilton
Hmmm.... I would want to build something functional but which could be seen from space. I would want it to represent some aspect of humanity which could be idealized, but at the same time, I wouldn't want the project to be something which simply sat there after completion like a useless lump to be admired but not used in any way.
If I had unlimited resources and labor, I would want to create a work of art which people could appreciate no matter their culture. I would want to make something that could be a cultural center as well as something which could inspire pride and a spirit of cooperation.
So let's start with a building, or complex rather, since it would have to cover a large area to be seen from space. I would want it to be a place where people could and did gather to exchange ideas and grow, so I suppose it would be a school of some kind.
Imagine, if you will, a face formed of buildings and topography. It would need to be near water because the water would provide energy and be a ribbon in the face's hair. The hair would be formed of hills and trees. The face itself would be formed from some very wily architecture. I suppose I would have to find some architectural geniuses on the level of Frank Lloyd Wright coupled with the work of modern sculptors like Andy Goldsworthy who is my personal artistic hero. He makes my brain go mew. I want to crawl into his works and not come out. One of the effects I would hope to obtain would be a changing face, something that was always recognizable as a face, but whose character changed from season to season or even from day to night (perhaps with lights at night?) And this of course would be visible from space.
Should there be a museum on the premises? Maybe, but I think I would prefer a school where people could come to learn things which pertain to the earth... art like Goldsworthy's, environmental cooperation, interfaith studies, cultural studies.... things of that nature. I think to live, learn, and exist in such a beautiful space could only be inspirational to everyone who came there.
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Comments (7)
That would be an awesome place! I'd go to learn and view its beauty. What a great concept! Okay... we need to put this on our list of things to do. After the Vatican trip.
@Broom_Service - heh, hope you're playing the lottery because it seems like I have no luck whatsoever.
@harmony0stars - We'll get it somehow.
I just changed my entire paternal side of the families luck. I cleaned broken glass out of an old metal footlocker. Things should get better for everyone now. 
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@harmony0stars - Yes I do. I also don't see any end to the problem in sight. *sigh* I hope that you get a better job soon. I wish you the best of luck.