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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What have you done for the Houston Astrodome lately? Nothing, I'll bet. We've got the world\u2019s first-ever domed stadium\u2014billed as the 8th\u00A0Wonder of the World when it opened in 1965\u2014languishing down in Space City, purposeless after the\u00A0Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo moved out in 2003,\u00A0\u201Cunfit for occupancy\u201D since 2008. Now there's talk of\u00A0turning that 18-story piece of architectural history\u00A0into a parking lot, and still you just sit on your couch watching\u00A0&lt;em&gt;Unforgettable&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The situation doesn't have to be that way. Your time is now.\u00A0As part of the Texas Society of Architects' 2013 design expo and convention in Fort Worth, &lt;i&gt;The Architect\u2019s Newspaper&lt;/i&gt; and construction materials manufacturer YKK AP have launched the\u00A0Reimagine The Astrodome competition, open to anyone who self-identifies as a \"design professional\" (you have MS Paint, you're good) or a student.\u00A0They want ideas to keep the dome alive. Already proposals for turning the venue into a luxury hotel and movie production studio having come and gone. Things are getting bleak. (One would think that an\u00A0&lt;em&gt;Under the Dome&lt;/em&gt;-themed concept would be a no-brainer. You can use that.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have until Sept. 17 to submit an idea\u00A0for consideration by the Houston-based judges.\u00A0The top five ideas will win cash, in case the preservation of a national landmark isn't reward enough.\n&lt;em&gt;Tim Newcomb covers stadiums, design and technology for Sports Illustrated. Follow him on Twitter at @tdnewcomb.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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