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Today's News - May 30, 2002

Mentoring and internship has been the lifeblood of every craft, trade, and profession since…forever. Today's lead commentary comes to us courtesy of ArchVoices, an independent, proactive (and interactive) "think tank" dedicated to the bettering of architectural education and internship. It is a commentary by architect Robert Fielden, FAIA (a "senior practitioner") about the importance of education and internship in developing our future innovative - and socially responsible - industry professionals.

As for the rest of the news today, if it seems a bit longer than usual…it is. By the time you read this, an almost silent ceremony marking the end of the search for remains at Ground Zero will have begun - or already be over - and the rebuilding begins. It seemed only fitting to include a sampling of news and opinions on the topic of New York going forward…along with the rest of today's top headlines.

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Commentary: Shared Values By Robert Fielden, ArchD, FAIA- ArchNewsNow

A 40-Story Survivor, Still Dressed in Black, Stands Opposite Ground Zero- New York Times

Opinion: The Wreckage of the World Trade Center Is Gone -- What Now? It looks like a development opportunity. And that it should not be.- Salt Lake Tribune

Ground Zero: Build a Monument of Words
Essay: Roger Rosenblatt on why a simple public library would make the best 9/11 memorial- Time Magazine

A memorial and a future for Manhattan- Financial Times

It's all coming together for the Pentagon- USA Today

Putting Skyscrapers Back Into the Bigger Picture: Carol Willis, founder, director and curator of the Skyscraper Museum, is taking the long view of skyscrapers.- New York Times

Big Bucks Earmarked to Build Beijing into a Metropolis: fixed-assets investment will grow...to an accumulated total of 850 billion yuan (US$102.78 billion) in the coming five years- People's Daily (China)

San Antonio Officials Open Bidding to Build Convention Center Hotel (San Antonio Express-News)- Hotel Online

Commentary: Concrete high-rises from the '60s stand the test of time: Humility reminds us that we are constructing our future ruins at the same time that we're building cutting-edge designs. By Alan Hess- Mercury News

Blight along major artery tests city's housing pledge: It's the rot before the glitter...- Baltimore Sun

Eyeful tower: Imaginative French architect Jean-Paul Viguier's new Sofitel near Rush Street is as delectable as a wedge of brie By Blair Kamin- Chicago Tribune

Utzon to exorcise demons: Back to rectify at least some of the mistakes of the past... - Joern Utzon; Johnson Pilton Walker- Sydney Morning Herald

Ministers advised to scrap NHS wards: ...draft report by London-based architects MAAP calls on ministers to only approve those new hospital projects that include single room plans.- BBC

Landscape architects awards announced- Infolink (Australia)

Fog City Cafe: Modernist module or Gypsy cart? A Berkeley architect designs a stylish cafe for S.F. State - Charles Kahn- San Francisco Chronicle

A right royal sight: Royal Exhibition Building...is a good example of the way entertainment lighting can be used in architectural applications - Lightworks; Vision Design- Infolink (Australia)

Gin Tonic: Architect Ang Gin Wah's approach to design is a tonic for those tired of ready-made plans. He'd rather do fewer houses, but spend more time on them- The Straits Times (Singapore)

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