Architecture CodeX #93 Baháʼí Temple, Wilmette IL by Louis Bourgeois

WORLD PEACE COMES TO WILMETTE IL: Architecture CodeX explores the intriguing architecture built to represent unity among the major religions of the world just outside of Chicago.
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[@33Donner77]

I grew up in the area and have been inside the beautiful Bahai Temple several times. It always impresses everyone as a landmark.

[@architecturecodex9818]

I was there just once many years ago, but you don't forget it.

[@michaelcharley8384]

It seems the above mentioned temple (which I have visited and was impressed with) is a 8-sided structure as were the 8-legged spidery sculptures that stood in Rockefeller Center (which I have visited and was creeped out by). Unless somewhere along the way I had forgotten that the temple and spidery sculptures were by the same architect/sculptor I have continually been under the impression that the sculptor who did the spiders was a woman and never made the connection, until now, that the 2 disparate works were by the same individual.

[@architecturecodex9818]

You are confusing Louis Bourgeois, architect with LouisE Bourgeois, sculptor; different eras, different genders; different people. I was confused a bit too when I was doing research and her work kept coming up.

[@michaelcharley8384]

@@architecturecodex9818 I stand corrected. too weird

[@architecturecodex9818]

@@michaelcharley8384 no problem

[@judithsmith9582]

The Baha'i temple in Wilmette is nine sided.

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

Do they allow queer weddings?

[@architecturecodex9818]

I don't know. My videos are about architecture, mostly. Bahai tries to balance traditional values which are encouraged with non-traditional modes of living which they want to tolerate without condoning apparently. In my faith, we do much the same. Separating the inclination from the action. So, they may not, but they may. (BTW I am avoiding commenting on whether the use of "queer" is a slur or not, as I know LGBTQ people who purposely use the word to take it back.) From the Bahai website: Baha’u’llah affirms that the family is the foundation of society and civilization, that marriage is between a man and a woman “that they may bring forth one who will make mention of God”, and that sexual relations are only permissible between a couple who are married to each other. These teachings are set forth in the Writings of Baha’u’llah and in the authoritative statements of ‘Abdu’l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi. They are not susceptible to change by the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha’i Faith. One of the fundamental verities of the Baha’i Faith is that conscience cannot be coerced. Every human being has the right to freedom of conscience and belief. Each is ultimately accountable to God for the choices made. Thus, despite their own convictions, Baha’is are enjoined to be tolerant and respectful of those whose views differ from their own, not to judge others according to Baha’i standards, and not to attempt to impose these standards on society. Prejudice of any kind is entirely against the spirit of the Faith; for embedded into the ethos of the Baha’i community is recognition that “love is light, no matter in what abode it dwelleth; and hate is darkness, no matter where it may make its nest.” Whether believer or not, Baha’u’llah exhorts all human beings “to traverse this brief span of life with sincerity and fairness;” to show forth “forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth.”