he departed from Southwark when the area was only a village. Southwark has continued to be a 'poor relation' to the wealthy City of London through the intervening centuries, but lately, in the 1990's the area has finally been 'discovered'. Now it is one of Europe's most valuable urban areas. Multi-million pound projects are reconfiguring Southwark socially as well as physically. The Tate Modern, a wildly successful modern art museum by Herzog /de Meuron opened in 2000, bringing thousands of visitors to the area. In 2001, another project nears completion: the new Greater London Authority (GLA) headquarters, by Lord Norman Foster. Southwark will refer to all London, just as Westminster, home of Parliament, refers to the whole nation. Near Southwark Cathedral, between the Tate and the new GLA is the vital area around London Bridge including the new Underground station on the Jubilee Line of the Tube network. Sponsor Bentley Systems provided software and expertise. While in London, we visited other new projects, such as the British Museum Great Court and the Millennium Wheel, guided by its concept engineer, Jane Wernick.