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Today's News - July 31, 2002

Another busy news day: There's an eloquent tribute to architect Paul Holt. A "lapsed architect has humorously serious take on Sydney's attempt "rid the world of the bad taste" and "raise the standard of our aesthetic environment" with a pattern book to standardize the design of new buildings. Donald Trump and SOM have redeemed themselves in Chicago. New development and housing issues abound. A new school of architecture in Canada will be invisible? An American firm wins the competition to design a memorial to Princess Diana in Hyde Park. Croatia hopes to be the next hot tourist destination. A 100-year-old hospital in Barcelona was ahead of its time in using natural light for its therapeutic benefits. The National Building Museum has an opening for a new president…and much more.

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Tribute: Paul Holt, Holt Hinshaw Architects: English architect whose fascination with technology built monuments in America. By Jonathon Glancey- The Guardian (UK)

Now there's even a who's hue in the Emerald City: There's a disturbing pattern emerging in Sydney architecture, writes 'lapsed architect' Geoffrey Atherden- Sydney Morning Herald

New WTC Designs To Be Solicited: Score one for the little guys.- NY Newsday

WTC Land Grab: planners could consider using the state's sweeping "eminent domain" powers to take over land around Ground Zero to expand the site.- New York Post

Sierra Club Map Highlights Transportation Achievements and Fiascoes: Features 49 Local Projects Across the Country that Reduce or Encourage Traffic, Pollution & Sprawl- Environmental News Network

Redeemed: Donald Trump finally gets it right with his newest plan for a riverfront tower. Oh, and did we mention it would be the second tallest building in America? By Blair Kamin - Adrian Smith/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill- Chicago Tribune

Housing estate model for sustainable development- Infolink (Australia)

House of Commons committee attacks management of new towns: A report...hits out at successive governments for allowing town centres to fall into a state of disrepair.- The Architects' Journal (UK)

Where Gentrification Meets the Marine Corps- New York Times

Developers Take a Shine to Va. Coastal Gem: Eastern Shore Residents Debate Transformation- Washington Post

Historic houses come tumbling down: Teardowns are threatening the character of some older communities- Christian Science Monitor

Now you see it ...In Californian Stanley Saitowitz, the University of Waterloo School of Architecture has enlisted a master of invisible architecture- The Globe and Mail (Canada)

Sheppard Robson to boost tourism in Croatia with new building- The Architects' Journal (UK)

American Design For Diana Memorial - Gustafson Porter [image]- Sky News (UK)

A Therapeutic Dose of Art Nouveau in Spain: New Complex Preserves Famed Hospital- Washington Post

Call for Entries: 6th Bauhaus Kolleg DOT.CITY 2002/2003: The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Cities.- AbsoluteArts

Building Museum President Susan Henshaw Jones Resigns- Washington Post

Hermes's realm of the classic sensibilities: Scintillating and surreal at night, still and translucent in Tokyo's morning light... - Renzo Piano- International Herald Tribune

Some troubles behind, USG posts 2Q profit- Crain's Chicago Business

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