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TOOLS THIS WEEK
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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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