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    VIRTUAL JERUSALEM

    Throughout the centuries Jerusalem has meant many things to many people. And perhaps for that reason, it has been besieged and conquered by the armies of many nations.

    These days, Jerusalem, home to 600,000 inhabitants, is being captured differently. It is all happening quietly in a Jerusalem basement.

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    ARCHITECTS BLEND TRADITIONAL DESIGN WITH NEW MEDIA

    It's an exciting time for creative service agencies. As thousands of businesses make the jump to the "new economy" from the old, computers are changing everything. Excitement comes not only from an increase in clients -- a burst of start-up, dot-com companies -- but also from the new media that agencies use to tell client stories to the public.

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    DESIGN COURSE DOES DIGITAL

    The goals and aspirations of teaching a digital design process vary widely between different educational institutions, as well as between academia and the profession.

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    FUN WITH COMPUTER-AIDED MODELING CLAY

    One hundred years ago, Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi was astonishing the world with sculpturally creative, irregular, organic forms. While others in the profession worked with straight edges, Gaudi invented his own methods for modeling parabolic arches from the catenary curve created by suspending a length of chain between two points.

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    More Design Tools

    DataCAD LLC Ships DataCAD 9. The latest version of this integrated 2D/3D architectural design software includes dozens of new features, greater flexibility, and new tools for visually communicating ideas with clients and subcontractors.

    MUSE Virtual Presence Brings the Touch and Feel of Clay to 3D Ceramics Design. The 3D graphics system for rapid prototyping uses a haptic feedback device that simulates the feel of real surfaces.

    HP Introduces Portfolio of Large-Format Printing Systems — Hewlett-Packard Press Release, 2000.0829

    Cavalcade of wares at Seybold — ZDNet News, 2000.0829

    Hardware.com Ceases Operations. An "e-tailer" that catered to remodelers and small contractors is no longer in business.

    Nemetschek North America to Support Mac OS X. The company intends to release a Carbon native version of VectorWorks within sixty days of the launch of OS X.

    Bentley Systems to host International Users Conference September 17-21. The Philadelphia event will feature technical sessions and a keynote presentation by English architect Norman Foster.

     

     
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