The Best of Labyrinths 2008?

2008 has been a tantalizing year for all things labyrinths. We are devoted labyrinth enthusiasts and scholars, the very first to proclaim labyrinthi gratia labyrintho. But we are also devoted to discovering the best of labyrinths as to make the Paul Brown Labyrinth one of the greatest in the land. So, let's take some time to share our reflections on the some of the most profound work in labyrinths and labyrinthology over the past year.

I, for one, was colossally impressed by eminent labyrinth architect Klein Connor's The Glass Labyrinth, which was commissioned by the Argentinian government and built near the country's capital. This labyrinth is a feat of engineering, consisting of over 1,000,000 glass panes and covering nearly a square mile of land. When I walked this labyrinth after it debuted in July, I was most impressed by Connor's ecolabyrinthism. Rather than extirpating the flora, Connor chose glass as his medium to enmesh his labyrinth in the natural landscape. There is a sense of nature as labyrinth, which moves one to wonder at and ponder nature's marvels. But there is a masterful sense of illusion, especially when the sun reaches its meridian. The glass causes the light to refract and bend, resulting in the appearance of even more sinuous passageways. Connor's Glass Labyrinth is at the cutting edge not only of contemporary labyrinths, but also of contemporary art and green architecture.