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Fun! I'm officially too busy to participate but this sounds pretty hard to resist...

Feeling architectural already!

Interesting idea for a funny concept, but I was wondering if there is restriction on fictional places.

For example: "Visit Oz's world famous golden poppy fields, they're simply bewitching!"

Edit: Actually, it would probably have to be something about the Emereld city, as this is specifically about arcitechture, but you get my point, right?

For the first time since moving, I may actually have time to work on something!

Does it have to be HUMAN achievement?

St. Louis, MO gets to have a big Gateway Arch, I think Kansas City, MO deserves something just as awesome. Maybe a humongous BBQ grill? Or monument to Jazz? Or maybe the world's biggest fountain!

So a fictional building without any specific surroundings to show location is okay, but once you put that building in a fictional location it is no longer valid.

ok, so it's the landmark you add to an existing city, not deciding to call a city or region a new coined phrase. Got it... *crumples up sketch for The Bible Belt design (it's for the best)*

I am so lost with this theme. Ugh.

tgentry wrote:Let's keep it to real places this time. We'll do a fictional place landmark derby sometime in the future.

That totally takes the fun out of this derby. I was so thinking of doing a giant chicken coop statue for some mythical chicken civilization.

But hey, maybe I can come up with some generic landmark for something... uhm... I am totally lost again.

I call Vancouver! :^)

reganrabbit wrote:ok, so it's the landmark you add to an existing city, not deciding to call a city or region a new coined phrase. Got it... *crumples up sketch for The Bible Belt design (it's for the best)*

The Bible Belt is a real place though, I think he's just saying no fantasy locations. So no Wizard of Oz landmarks, statues of Pokemon, Mushroom Kingdom monuments, ect..

Not that I'm worried about anyone taking it but I call the state of Vermont! I know it's not a city but it's too small for that, it's where I grew up though...thinking something with either a cow or a sugar shack

bluetuba wrote:The Bible Belt is a real place though, I think he's just saying no fantasy locations. So no Wizard of Oz landmarks, statues of Pokemon, Mushroom Kingdom monuments, ect..

how about if someone built a wizard of oz statue in real-life kansas?

higgyce wrote:Not that I'm worried about anyone taking it but I call the state of Vermont! I know it's not a city but it's too small for that, it's where I grew up though...thinking something with either a cow or a sugar shack

Make a giant bottle of maple syrup with a huge "syrup-fall" cascading from it! I'm serious.

SkekTek wrote:That totally takes the fun out of this derby. I was so thinking of doing a giant chicken coop statue for some mythical chicken civilization.

Who says you can't do a giant chicken coop statue for the home of Tyson or Perdue?

I'm thinking about a "Leaning Tower of Pizza" type design.

Edit: Did a search and found designs using the same play on words, but not executed the way I had imagined. Probably go ahead with the way I envisioned anyway. The only other idea I had was to have a giant litterbox shaped building constructed behind the Great Sphinx. Why? 'Cause it sphinx back there!
(insert rimshot)

tgentry wrote:Let's keep it to real places this time. We'll do a fictional place landmark derby sometime in the future.

ahhh what a buzzkill

no1 wrote:how about if someone built a wizard of oz statue in real-life kansas?

Hrmmm.. maybe!

ochopika wrote:Make a giant bottle of maple syrup with a huge "syrup-fall" cascading from it! I'm serious.

I think to do that design (plus i added to it in my head with the green mountains and a cow or two by the syrup stream) i would need someone to collab with...since i havent figured out halftones will probably try for it one way or another

so can we include other landmarks in our design? Will Woot's lawyers go get permission to use them?

I only ask cause I got into hot water printing a little college shirt that had a landmarked building in the background of my design.

specsmachine wrote:I'm thinking about a "Leaning Tower of Pizza" type design.

Totally reminded me of this commercial:

specsmachine wrote:I'm thinking about a "Leaning Tower of Pizza" type design.

Edit: Did a search and found designs using the same play on words, but not executed the way I had imagined. Probably go ahead with the way I envisioned anyway. The only other idea I had was to have a giant litterbox shaped building constructed behind the Great Sphinx. Why? 'Cause it sphinx back there!
(insert rimshot)

there already is a landmark on Rt 1 in Mass.

bluejester wrote:Interesting idea for a funny concept, but I was wondering if there is restriction on fictional places.

For example: "Visit Oz's world famous golden poppy fields, they're simply bewitching!"

Edit: Actually, it would probably have to be something about the Emereld city, as this is specifically about arcitechture, but you get my point, right?

People build monuments to weird things all the time. Having a monument about the glory of the poppy fields and their importance to the economy seems perfectly normal. The monument itself is architecture, it doesn't have to be placed in a city.

ochopika wrote:Make a giant bottle of maple syrup with a huge "syrup-fall" cascading from it! I'm serious.

Dangerous, could just wind up looking like dirty water.

blanked wrote:People build monuments to weird things all the time. Having a monument about the glory of the poppy fields and their importance to the economy seems perfectly normal. The monument itself is architecture, it doesn't have to be placed in a city.

Your banner makes me want to make some sort of Minecraft monument.

Just saw this on reddit with title "Seriously, Never come here"

blanked wrote:Dangerous, could just wind up looking like dirty water.

You gotta make it shiny and rounded, goopy, and kind of amber-colored. I think it could be done without looking like mud. Vermont does have a mud season anyway, lol.

I'm thinking a monument to Ziggy Stardust on Mars. Mars is a real place, so that counts right? I would have to be careful not to make it looks exactly like Ziggy Stardust though...

comment123 wrote:Just saw this on reddit with title "Seriously, Never come here"

That's only the THIRD largest fire- hydrant?

Man, I can't even get a good Monkey Island joke out of that one...

I live near Climax, NY. Anyone game to try that one out? >evil grin<

paigeg wrote:I live near Climax, NY. Anyone game to try that one out? >evil grin<

I'm not going to touch Climax, NY with a ten foot pole... There you go... the Climax, NY Ten Foot Pole Monument...

Having road tripped several times through the southern states I have to say that it might actually be difficult to come up with a unique design. I mean, think of a petrified reptile museum, and it's been done. Giant rocking chair? Done. Maybe a giant blue demon horse with eyes that glow like hell itself?





...Oh yeah, we've done that already.

graffd02 wrote:I'm not going to touch Climax, NY with a ten foot pole... There you go... the Climax, NY Ten Foot Pole Monument...

>facepalm<

bluejester wrote:Having road tripped several times through the southern states I have to say that it might actually be difficult to come up with a unique design. I mean, think of a petrified reptile museum, and it's been done. Giant rocking chair? Done. Maybe a giant blue demon horse with eyes that glow like hell itself?





...Oh yeah, we've done that already.

Agreed. In a few short minutes I've found a giant paperclip, giant clothespin and, oh yeah, that naked dude fighting off some apparently pissed-off babies, in Norway.

paigeg wrote:>facepalm<

Hey, someone beat us to it, anyway.

ochopika wrote:Your banner makes me want to make some sort of Minecraft monument.

I thought of something similar but then remembered the no video game rule.

Question? Thoughts?

So I had an idea for my landmark tee but I would like opinions if you think it's a waste of time and I'll get deleted. Personally, I think it's funny but some people may not.

Idea:
I automatically thought of the Rocky statue in Philly when I thought of useless landmarks and I had an idea to mash that up with Michael Vick. I wouldn't put his name on it, just his number (a back view of the statue) with hands raised and holding a football. But there would be a dog down the bottom of the statue lifting his leg.

Think it'll fly?