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  • Dr Mordrid
    Moderator
    • Apr 2001
    • 26592

    #1

    Is this a beautiful building or what??

    Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian;



    It's on 4 acres adjacent to the National Air and Space Museum & opens next week. It's directed, curated and staffed largely by Native Americans and was conceived after consultation with tribal groups all over the Americas.

    Reminds me of some of the sandstone mesas you see out west.

    Cool....

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  • Technoid
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 7645

    #2
    Makes me think of Willey E. Coyote and all those cliffs he usually gets hammered by
    If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

    Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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    • PAugustin
      MURCer
      • Nov 2000
      • 700

      #3
      My god this is awfull !
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      • Paddy
        Super MURCer
        • Mar 2000
        • 6067

        #4
        It looks like a Transformer's head!
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        • ZokesPro
          Serial Murcerer
          • Sep 2000
          • 8325

          #5
          Originally posted by Paddy
          It looks like a Transformer's head!
          ROFL

          Looks like your opinion of that building isn't shared by many. I'm not a very big fan of it's design, personally.
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          • Jon P. Inghram
            Super MURCer
            • Oct 1999
            • 3878

            #6
            Where's an earthquake when you need one?

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            • TnT
              Super MURCer
              • Sep 1999
              • 1644

              #7
              Originally posted by Technoid
              Makes me think of Willey E. Coyote and all those cliffs he usually gets hammered by
              LOL, yeah that's it. Although I do think it looks cool, except some of those windows will rarely get sunlight.
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              • Technoid
                Super MURCer
                • Sep 1999
                • 7645

                #8
                Originally posted by Paddy
                It looks like a Transformer's head!
                Hey! Cut the insults you ugly fleshbag!





                Edit: In case someobody dont "get it"; I'ts a joke!
                Last edited by Technoid; 17 September 2004, 15:16.
                If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                • Belwarrior
                  MURCer
                  • Nov 2000
                  • 888

                  #9
                  hmm it brings to mind of seashells for some reason...
                  It just screams "I am a Conference Hall" or "I am a Modern Artsy Museum"
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                  • KvHagedorn
                    Super MURCer
                    • Aug 1999
                    • 10725

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jon P. Inghram
                    Where's an earthquake when you need one?
                    ROFL!

                    This design is not really my taste, I'm afraid...

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                    • Chrono_Wanderer
                      Super MURCer
                      • Mar 2002
                      • 2540

                      #11
                      Ugly architecture IMO

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                      • gt40
                        This space for rent
                        • Sep 1999
                        • 3973

                        #12
                        looks like an upside-down sandal. (worn with socks of course ).

                        I'm sure the picture doesn't do it justice.
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                        • The PIT
                          Super MURCer
                          • Aug 1999
                          • 11901

                          #13
                          Can anyone say ugly.
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                          • Technoid
                            Super MURCer
                            • Sep 1999
                            • 7645

                            #14
                            Ugly

                            tho I rather think its Fugly
                            If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                            Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                            • The PIT
                              Super MURCer
                              • Aug 1999
                              • 11901

                              #15
                              I think it's ufugly so there
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