The Oculus
"It was only in the image, but it had an understanding of unity and simplicity [that] talked to the mystery of architecture embedded in platonic form."
JUROR 4
"I find this very interesting as an idea; as an idea, it can exist as a winner. I would find it distressing to have it exist as a building."
JUROR 5
"You’re right, particularly the third image on the left at the bottom, which is an oculus bookended by orthogonal gridded stuff. That is distressing."
JUROR 4
"It’s nice to see someone be unafraid of what has been dismissed as nostalgic for so long. It’s ok to tap into the past, whether it’s through abstraction or style."
JUROR 2
"When I see that axon, I love it. I love that it is a cluster of several towers by which these different [educational] disciplines co-exist inside. That little axon is worth everything. That doesn’t make this a winner for me, but I want to defend that little axon."
JUROR 4
"I really like it as a concept."
JUROR 1
"I think it’s a finalist, for sure. It’s good that people were involved in ideas in an ideas competition."