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It was fun to be able to go out and see the things we had been talking about in person. However, I think that a new type of architecture should be created where there is no thinking of this type involved. The architect shouldn't consider how everything ties together, what it all relates to, and what purpose different architectural aspects serve. They should just put random things where ever they feel like it. It wouldn't really be like radical eclecticism because there wouldn't be two or three distinct styles all together, it would just be a huge mish mash of different things. This is really a lot more representative of the real world anyway because there is no order or design behind cultures and countries or anything, it all just happens and sometimes makes sense but usually doesn't. Why not build a glass skyscraper with stone castle turrets and all of the pipes on the outside and gargoyles on top and no center and then a feng-shui garden at the bottom. I guess it could be kind of like radical eclecticism but with more different styles than you can count. It sounds like it would be weird but so does a building that flashes pictures of other buildings. Plus, the architect who drew this design up would become famous because there would be no word for it and somebody would have to create a new word to describe the style. Postmodern futurism?
I'm sure that before they were actually put into play, many of the different post-modern styles also seemed strange; a building that looks like a boat? Diagonal cubes on top of buildings? You're going to take the entire center out of the building? All new ideas seem weird at first. Throwing all of these things together would probably make people feel very uncomfortable, and this is something that has proven to be very effective throughout the history of art. I guess the only problem would be getting someone to fund this multi-million dollar experiment.