Each finalist could be the winner in a dozen memorial competitions.

But even the Renaissance master would have had a tough time with the memorial competition.

The architects themselves say they expect the memorial competition to produce ideas that could alter the current perceptions of their designs.

Judged by this standard, the memorial competition was conducted on the side of the angels.

The program for the memorial competition specified a number of conditions the winning design must meet.

The organizers of the memorial competition have made the most of this fact.

In the memorial competition, however, it is not yet clear whether the public will see any of the designs before a winner is selected.

All these efforts are taking place just as the memorial competition begins, at least a month before the 13-member jury starts to review any designs.

The current guidelines for the memorial competition say there should be no hierarchy in listing the victims.

But we had hoped to invite the entire world into a memorial competition that could welcome them.