This online 2005-2006 form·Z Joint Study
Annual Report is the same as that printed and distributed to all the members
as well as friends of the Joint Study Program.
Note that the complete JS Report as distributed also includes a DVD, which
displays the material sent to us, organized alphabetically by school. You
can request a copy from ZwebMaster@formz.com,
as long as supplies last.
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and it is quite interactive. Clicking on "Table
of Contents" below will launch Acrobat Reader in your web browser.
The 2005-2006 Joint Study Report is a thematic report of articles relating
to the use of form·Z. The Table of Contents lists these articles.
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Each article is in a self-contained PDF containing one to eight pages. The
navigation links for the PDFs are listed here
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Table of Contents
Joint Study Award Winners
Light, Materiality and Narrative; Beyond Form-Making in architecture
The Tectonics of Motion, Light, and Space
Scripting Concrete
The bebop Studio
Construction and Atmosphere: Modeling the tangible and intangible
Parametric Intuition: form_deform_reform_ transform_superform_inform (new
studio methodologies and the production of digital form)
Conceptualizing, Modeling, and Visualizing Space Using form·Z in Design Curriculum
form·Z in FlatWorld: a Critical Close-Reading
CAAD for Responsive Architecture
LYCEUM Competition
From Design to Fabrication: Precast Concrete with form·Z
Tool-Makers vs Tool-Users (or both)?
Computer Drawings, Tangible and Intangible
Classical Principles for 3D Film Production Design
Dynamic Architectural Constructs
Almost Useless Invention
Dishes of New Orleans
Tools and Technique
Snap to the Familiar: Using Virtual Lego to Teach form·Z
An Adaptable Community Aquatic Center
Chairs: A Study in High School Architectural Design
The Museum of the Buildings in New York City
MCA Student Design Competition: How Computing Helped Competing and Vice Versa
Billboard: Mission Creek Aquatic Center
38N 82W Regional Airport: Processes and Methodology
From Representation to (abstract) form generation
Sites of Memory Museum of Memory: Digital Foundations at Clemson University