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Today's News - September 16, 2002

The future of skyscrapers is still a focus. -- Overdone monuments are called into question. -- A view of the Venice Biennale calls it a "relentless exhibition of the cool, confident, detached and all but relentless machismo architecture" that will make many want to jump ship and "head for undeveloped shores." -- Liverpool isn't ready for an innovative landmark. -- Skip computer animations - day-glo orange mock-ups are showing up on building tops. -- Good news: an eco-economy, energy-efficient buildings, and universal design. -- Bad news: concrete. -- Affordable housing and a mixed-use community are on track in San Francisco. -- Big box retailers are learning how to be good neighbors. -- A new museum in Melbourne "owes its scholarship to a roughly hewn post-Gehry, pre-Libeskind aesthetic," and is worth a look. -- A law school lands in a gothic spaceship. -- Thierry W. Despont paints the stars. -- Peter Zumthor visits Alaska. -- High and faint praise for classic furniture knock-offs (a little too high and too faint for our liking…). Enjoy.