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Today's News - September 19, 2002

We could expect nothing less than a "who's who" list for Ground Zero (Meier, Gwathmey, and Eisenman submitted an application as a team); the final 10-20 will be selected by tomorrow. - The architect who many claim initiated the "thinking outside the box" for Lower Manhattan is profiled. - Much of old Shanghai is being recycled, sort of. - Rosemary Beach gets high praise. - London seems to have a hankering for skyscrapers these days, while the Mideast wants to take a second look at the trend and the standards. - Monastery marvels in the UK. - Philip Johnson may or may not make the LMDC shortlist, but he'll still have another Manhattan tower to add to his list. - Art and commerce join forces (Seattle Art Museum architect Robert Venturi will not be asked to design the expansion, but "the integrity of his design" will be respected, and he will be consulted "as appropriate"). - Baton Rouge has big plans for a new arts district. - Renzo Piano tweaks his Chicago Art Institute design. - Light pollution is now against the law in the Czech Republic…and much more.