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Originally Posted by schwerve
I'm not necessarily a CCM advocate, I don't mind the design, I could definitely see better spots, but the constant invocation of this absolutist interpretation of a badly constructed law makes want it constructed there just out of spite.
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You obviously haven't read the actual court case and charter. Its not ill defined at all, just because you have only heard the Forever Free and Clear part doesn't mean its vague. The word sculpture is pretty obvious, its architecture without purpose other than expression of emotion or ideas. The Ghery doesn't even have to have this arguement in its favor since its over the tracks which were declared and exception.
I will try and dig up some links to the case and charter, I've never seen them online, but I've never looked. The place I read them was in the Harold Washington Library. I also heard that the historical society has the original paper work, but whether or not they'll let you see it I'm not sure of.