Below are news items from July 2003 - December 2003.




Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Architects Toolbox has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art training studio. The workshops offered by Architects Toolbox are completely unique, having earned the reputation for flattening the form·Z learning curve through David Wolf's much lauded FormZone Learning System and FiveStep Toolbars, which make even the most challenging concepts easy to grasp. A new LiveOnline Training Center will also be opening this summer.

For more information visit www.architectstoolbox.com.

New Training Manuals from STEM 3D Ltd


form·Z specialists, STEM Ltd have announced a new range of form·Z training manuals and a form·Z native models and textures CD. The products are available from their website which presents extensive visual details of the product contents, including free sample pages of various chapters.

Read more on this site or go to www.stem3d.com

form·Z Desktop Companion Updated to 4.0

This third edition of Kenth Agurell's fZDC 4 brings you 142 pages of full color examples. The book has been completely updated to reflect the new interface of form·Z 4.0. In addition all new Nurbz tools are covered and illustrated.

"fZDC 4 is a full color learning experience. A 3D graphic visual has been created for all form·Z tools and functions, from the basics to complex renderings. Tips, tricks, and the effects of detailed settings are shown with great clarity. Welcome to a new way of learning form·Z, available immediately."

Read more at Kenth Agurell's site: www.agu.se

2002-2003 Joint Study Awards Announced

The form·Z-University Joint Study Awards for 2003 were announced and given out on October 25, 2003, during the ACADIA Conference, in Indianapolis, Indiana, at a dinner ceremony hosted by AutoDesSys, Inc.

This year's recipients of the Awards of Distinction in Architecture, Interior Design, Urban and Landscape Design, Product Design, and Visualization and Illustration came from England, Germany, and the United States.

The Honorable Mention Awards were also announced at this time.

From left to right are:
Ross Gouck-Blackpool and The Fylde College;
Jacob Benyi and Andrew Campanaro-Representing Terry Surjan's 4th year studio at Arizona State University;
Instructor Elys John-University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK (representing award winner Dan Deng);
Aaron Senne-University of Missouri at Columbia;
Daisuke Sawaki-University of Brigeport;
Kevin Haley-Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication.
Alexandra Förster-Technical University of Darmstadt. (not pictured)

View the award winning projects here »