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Today's News - February 10, 2003

Grand plans for abandoned land in California. -- Ground Zero commentaries: the finalists are "the best proof yet that serious architecture will play a role in the redevelopment of one of the most important sites in U.S. history." -- "This is not just another real estate project. It is the supreme urban planning test of our time." -- Of monuments and memorials. -- Then there's the West Side. -- Teaching architecture and social responsibility. -- A San Diego school innovates while Miami schools crumble (with claims architects carry much of the blame). -- History being built in Rome. -- High praise for Viñoly museum design, but his WTC win raises fear that "Big-time architect comes to town and gives us his second-best effort." -- New space for London Symphony Orchestra - corpses not included. -- In Minneapolis, praising and panning Nouvel and Graves projects. -- FLW tower arts center and hotel worth a trip to Bartlesville. -- Corporate interiors tied to employee satisfaction (there's a new concept). -- The master of "blob architecture" designs an exhibition of artful blobs. -- The spectacle of architects' spectacles.