Replacing New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain

Holdstrong writes "New Hampshire's iconic natural rock formation, the Old Man of the Mountain, fell from its mountain-side perch back in 2003. Award-winning architect Francis D. Treves is proposing a monument to replace it. His idea would feature a replica of the Old Man made out of 250 suspended glass panels and would allow visitors to enter the structure in order to gain views of the valley below. The design has received harsh criticism from the public, in part, Mr. Treves believes, due to the fact that quality images and accurate information about his design have been hard to come by. Replacing a beloved natural monument with a man-made one is sure to bring out emotions. Will a clearer understanding of the design help sway public opinion?"

Re:Just what I was looking for

[Z00L00K]

I was in that area last summer, and I think that any construction shall be thoroughly considered before approved in that area.

It's a nice area as it is, and the missing face is of course a loss, but it also indicates to us the inevitable change that exists.

It won't be a Mt. Rushmore.

Re:Leave the rubble alone

[Z00L00K]

Just be careful with what you do in the area. The view is really nice, as you can see in some images I have from last summer:

http://www.bedug.com/?q=gallery&g2_itemId=2931 [bedug.com]

(Now I'm probably going to get slashdotted! :-P )

Re:Just what I was looking for

[Hurricane78]

No. It isn't cool. It's boring. A cooler construction similar to that is the face of the building of a local bank here. Including a whole tree *on the inside*.

Wanna see *really cool architecture design*? Then go look at the 09 competition on this site: http://www.evolo-arch.com/ [evolo-arch.com]

Re:Man-made is not the problem

[Jesus_666]

According to Wikipedia, the planned monument will actually "include five huge stones that, viewed from a raised platform, merge into a form that recreates the profile outline". There's even a website [nh.gov] about it, which lends a bit of credibility to that version as it's part of nh.gov.

That glass thing is just one artist's concept.

Re:Just what I was looking for

[nuclearpenguins]

As a resident of southern Maine let me be the first to say thank you for those additions to my childhood. Actually my family made many day trips to NH to experience all that state had to offer. Climbing Tuckerman's Ravine [earthlink.net] in the middle of a sudden thunder storm was an experience I'll never forget. This is probably off-topic but I don't care. NH is an awesome state.