Great news and a win for the good guys:

PITTSBURGH — Designers of a Flight 93 memorial have made a circular, bowl-shaped piece of land its centerpiece, replacing the original crescent-shape design that some critics had said was a symbol honoring terrorists.

The new design, announced today by the memorial planning committee, features most of the same details of the original, which was unveiled in September after a worldwide design competition.

Paul Murdoch, president of Paul Murdoch Architects, which designed the memorial, had called the criticism of the crescent an “unfortunate diversion,” but said they were sensitive to the concerns.

In the newsletter, he describes the new design as an “evolution” of what was announced two months ago. The changes reflect comments from the public, the competition’s jury and others, he said. “In the months to come, the design will continue to develop as more implementation issues are identified,” Murdoch wrote in the newsletter.

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