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Today's News - January 20, 2004

WTC memorial "sets the mood." -- Green goals for Ground Zero. -- Walker wins a medal. -- The value of competitions. -- An architectural "Star Search" in Los Angeles as teams of Who's Who compete for Grand Avenue. -- Controversy continues around the New Acropolis Museum (and not much hope of being ready for a close-up during Olympic Games). -- Beijing's new Olympic Stadium a work of art in itself. -- NYC prepares for growth (and preservation) with sweeping zoning changes and development incentives; a symposium takes a look at what's really up. -- BBC's newest buildings "wow" workers -- and neighbors. -- A university in Scotland takes on the 21st century. -- Vancouver gets a dazzling retail palace. -- In Sydney, an exhibition, a book, a new architecture association, and a ruling that protects a view beg the question: "If buildings are stages for human events, why is a view-over-coffee so much more important than a cup of hot soup?" -- Trying to save a Los Angeles landmark deemed "pure 1950s razzle dazzle." -- Edinburgh's new "design champion" (or so rumor has it). -- A new dean of architecture for Syracuse University. -- Sydney hosts premiere design expo in April. -- A documentary of ULI's Hines Student Design Competition. -- In London, a dazzling show of black & white architectural photos c. 1920s-70s.