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Originally Posted by Muta
I can tell you right now, that type of acknowledgement is very few and far between.
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Of course. We've seen how protective and elitist those in creative business are over their jobs, whether it be those art critics who consider a splash of paint to be artistic genius, to audiophiles who consider a certain type of music to be totally inspired and the rest of it crap, to designers who think that their designs are above criticism.
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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
I ask this.... what is it that you'd like to accomplish by letting members of the common public design the bridge? Save money? Create jobs? More Calgarian influence?
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Definitely more of a Calgary influence, but at the same time providing a development opportunity for students in the city. What better opportunity to develop the next wave of architects / designers / etc than to have a real-life experience?
Professional architects / etc still need to start off somewhere. They can't just slap it down. Why not give them 20 (? - number of college submissions) possible 'looks' for a bridge as a starting point?