January 2001 The Government Tenders Directorate at the Jordanian Ministry of Public Works and Housing awarded a 21 million JD (around 30 million $US) contract for the construction of the Prince Hamzeh Hospital in Amman. The contract was awarded to the Husayn 'Atiyyah Establishment for Buildings and Contracting and the Burhan Kuwaiti Company for General Trade and Contracting. The Amman Office for Consulting and City Planning, in association with the Lebanese medical planning firm Mebex, designed the 60,000 square meter, 400-bed hospital. The Jordanian Ministry of Health will run the Prince Hamzeh hospital, which is expected to begin operation in four years. Riwaq Center for Architectural Conservation published a book by architect Diala Khasawneh entitled Memories Engraved in Stone: Palestinian Urban Mansions. The book shows the specificity of Palestinian architecture in the wake of the 1900s through the display of old houses located in various cities of Palestine and through the discussion of their historical and social contexts. The book is the second of Riwaq's monograph series on the traditional architecture of Palestine. The first monograph was published in 2000 and is entitled "Traditional Floor Tiles in Palestine." (For additional information concerning Riwaq Center for Architectural Conservation and its publications, see their web site http://www.riwaq.org)