Project Description: Produced in the 4th Year Paperless Design Studio, this project focuses on process-oriented design, where macros and translations are used to create the 3D artifact, which documents the exploration and evolution of design.

PI's Reasons for the Nomination: This project demonstrates a complex use of form•Z's generative and transformation capabilities to create new spaces and forms, in particular, the use of macros to perform combinative transformations over generative sequences. What makes this particular project even more deserving is that the student had no computer experience prior to this studio.

Jury Comments:
Thom Mayne and Cameron Crockett: This student's strong graphic capabilities and innovative use of form•Z as a tool made this our first selection for an award. The rigor of this study is evidenced in the thorough exploration of potential shapes through a system that acknowledges the abilities of form•Z. The student's objective approach has the effect of allowing her to see interim images as viable presentation material rather than relying heavily on photorealistic renderings. This work demonstrates a depth in its development that shows the designer capable of both method and presentation.
Kent Hubbell, James Gibbs, and Alan Koch: It is 3D Synthesizer intensive, to us a very good thing. It is thoughtful, thorough, clearly organized. It is not over dramatized by "neat" effects. It is well structured, going from elements to composite effects. The use of wire frames is promising and would be especially interesting if Photoshop post production was applied to them.
Thomas Seebohm: This project is interesting and its use of macros to generate new design formalisms is laudable. A better choice of colors, lighting orientation and shadows would have made the renderings more legible and the images clearer.