In this particular case, IMO, yes. When questioned the 'artist' who designed the memorial said:
"This is not about any religion per se," Murdoch told the Tribune-Democrat. "It's a spiritual space, and a sacred place, but it's open to anyone."
Okay, the highlighted words are the KEY to this leftist artists crap. Not any religion per se? That means it is not necessarily representative of any religion (but could be).
But even more important is the claim "Open to anyone". Leftist speak for "we will show the Islamic world we CAAAAARRRREEEE for them by placing their symbol at one of our most sacred sites.
This is NOT a mistake, this is leftists run amock. Liberalism IS truly a mental disease. "Okay, you killed 3,000 innocent men and women so we are going to play nice".
the "Crescent of Embrace" memorial designed by Paul Murdoch Associates of Los Angeles.
Paul Murdoch has taught at USC’s School of Architecture and has been a guest critic at UCLA and Sci Arc. He has spoken extensively on the critical role of design and relationship of architecture to the environment through topics such as sustainable development, ecological urban planning, building re-use, and the poetics and practicality of recycling.
Milena Murdoch, joined Paul Murdoch Architects as Vice President in 2001, after sixteen years of professional experience as a project architect, manager and designer. She has worked with AIA Gold Medalist Richard Meier, where she was project architect for the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center.
With Ted Tokio Tanaka, FAIA, she served as project manager on projects including the LAX Gateway Enhancement. At Albert C. Martin & Associates, with Tim Vreeland, FAIA, Milena designed facilities for Caltech, UCLA, Whittier College and Chapman College. Milena’s prior experience also includes numerous custom homes with Franklin D. Israel. Milena Murdoch has been a registered architect in California since 1995. She graduated from University of California at Los Angeles in 1984, Summa Cum Laude, with a Master of Architecture and from Brandeis University in 1981, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Those involved in this design: Paul Murdoch Architects, Nelson Byrd Woltz, RBA Partners, Sato & Boppana, Davis Langdon, George Saxton Associates, Clayton Lee Rugh, Paulynn Cue, Aleksander Novak-Zemplinski, Design Models, Inc., Steve Payne
From "Sensible Mom Web Site":
"On a whim I decided to google Milena Murdoch and Iraq War to see what would come up. The first hit was the magazine (update: actually it is an annual report) for the Heinz Endowment, Teresa Heinz's organization. From the magazine,"
"The Heinz endowment provided funding for a coordiator to be hired. We also contributed support for a design competition, which helped gather ideas from across the nation and produced the finanlists' concepts showcased here."
"Now it may be that the Heinz Endowment with its founder being from Pennsylvania was approached for funding and there's nothing more to it. However, the revelations during the election that the Heinz Foundation funded far left activitsts, like the Tides Foundation, makes me skeptical of any philanthropy from her organization."
"Update: Read the article in the Heinz Endowment magazine which begins on page 22 of the PDF file linked above. It outlines the process and the players and how they whittled down the competition from a couple hundred entrants to the five finalists. This article appears to have been written before the Murdoch's won the competition...."