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WORLD TRADE CENTER PLANNING UNCERTAIN At a public meeting on July 16, 2002, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) unveiled six concept plans for redeveloping the site of the World Trade Center. This first phase of what seems headed toward a lengthy, contentious process was prepared by the New York architecture firm of Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners. All six proposed options include a permanent memorial, public open space, buildings to replace the destroyed office, hotel, and retail space, a regional transportation hub, and cultural and civic institutions.
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SOLUTIA GLASS AWARDS The trend toward greater transparency in modern architecture is due in large part to recent developments in glazing technologies. Laminated safety glass frees architects from strict reliance on opaque structural materials. One of the manufacturers developing such applications is Solutia, which has announced the winners of its 2002 design awards program. The cited projects, from all over the world, are diverse demonstrations of the structural and esthetic benefits of these architectural glazings.
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GEORGIA PRESERVATION AWARDS In May, 2002, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation selected 20 buildings to be honored for excellence in restoration and rehabilitation. One of the award-winning restoration projects was the childhood home of early 20th-century President Woodrow Wilson. The accurate restoration project gave the historic Augusta house the features and character it had during the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
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More Architecture News Stonehenge Land Reclaim Plan Set — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0731Briefing Professionals Award Hp Executive Center — Toeniskoetter & Breeding, Inc. press release, 2002.0730 Blueprint by U.S. Architects Picked for Olympic Site — Straits Times, 2002.0730 Architect Putting City 'on Map' — BBC News, 2002.0730 AIA Northern Virginia 2002 Design Awards — AIArchitect, 2002.0726 New York's American Folk Art Museum Voted the Best New Building in the World — World Architecture, 2002.0726 New Trade Center Idea: Move Bulk to West St. — New York Times, 2002.0725 WTC Renewal Timeline May Be Extended — ABC News, 2002.0721 Officials Rethink WTC Plans — AP at Yahoo News, 2002.0721 Architects to Sign Off on Good Design — Sydney Morning Herald, 2002.0718 Pamela J. Hill, 51, Architect and Educator, Dies — Bozeman Chronicle, 2002.0717 More Designs Sought in N.Y. to Replace Trade Center — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0717 Reaction to WTC Rebuild Plans Mixed — AP at Yahoo News, 2002.0716 Memorial Park Plays Large Part in Preliminary Trade Center Plans — New York Times, 2002.0716 American Architects Vote the Millennium Dome 'the Biggest Eyesore in the World' — Independent Digital, 2002.0716 Coalition Advocates a Managed Street System for Downtown Manhattan — Rebuild Downtown Our Town press release, 2002.0715
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