Jonathan Cohen, FAIA

Education:

M.Arch, University of California, Berkeley
San Francisco Art Institute
A.B., University of California, Berkeley
Amherst College

Licenses and Certifications:

Registered Architect, California

Professional Affiliations:

American Institute of Architects
2003 Chair, AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Advisory Group
Elected to the AIA College of Fellows, 2004
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Awards and Honors:

AIA/San Francisco Honor Award for Design Excellence, 1993 (shared with BAR)
Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence, 1992 (shared)
National AIA Urban Design Citation for Excellence, 1991 (shared)
Pacific Coast Builders Conference “Gold Nugget” Award, 1990 (shared)
Northern California Home and Garden, Design Achievement Award, 1992
Brick Institute of California Merit Award, 1992
Rancho Bernardo Performing Arts Center Competition, Finalist, 1982

Publications:

“Participatory Design with the Internet,” Architectural Record, August, 2003
“ The New Architect: Keeper of Knowledge and Rules,” The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 2004 Update, Joseph A. Demkin editor, John Wiley & Sons, 2004
Communication and Design with the Internet: A Guide for Architects, Planners and Building Professionals, WW Norton & Company, New York, 2000.
“The Architectural Web,” in DesignArchitecture, August 27, 2001.
“Making the Most of the Internet,” in Planning, The Journal of the American Planning Association, vol 66, no 7, July 2000, pp. 20-23.
“Owning the Project Information: an Opportunity for Architects,” in the Proceedings of the Greenwich2000 Symposium on Digital Creativity, University of Greenwich, UK, January, 2000.
“Voice of the Village: a Demonstration Website for Community Participation” in Urban Land, the journal of ULI, November 1998.
“Preservation, Mixed Use and Urban Vitality”, November 1996
“The Urban Approach - Graphic but Rational” in San Francisco Bay Architects Review, No. 22, Winter 1981.

Presentations:

Keynote presentation: “Project Information Managers: The New Master Builders,” ZweigWhite AEC Technology Strategies, Washington, DC, June 2003.
“ Web-based Design Communication, “ Fisher Center for Information Technology & Marketplace Transformation, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, April 2003.
“ Web Development for Architects,” AIA Minnesota annual convention, November, 2002.
“Geographic Information Systems for Architects,” A/E/C Systems, Anaheim CA, June 2002
“The Internet in Architectural Practice” and “Web Authoring for Architects,” Ontario Association of Architects annual convention: “Changing Practice, Practicing Change,” Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May, 2002
“Architect at the Center: a Radical Proposal for the Building Industry,” “Six Degrees of Collaboration: Information Technologies to Facilitate Collaboration in Architectural Practice” AIA Professional Practice Conference, Washington, DC, April 2002
Harvard Design School, Center for Design Informatics Executive Conference, April 2000 and 2001.
“Networked Design Organizations and the Project Information Manager,” presented at Build Boston November 2000 and 2001.
“Architecture in the Net Economy,” presented at “Form, Function, Future,” AIA Professional Practice Conference, Portland, OR, October 2000.
Keynote speaker: AIA Louisiana 2000 Design Conference: Invent the Future: “Architecture in the Networked Economy – Opportunity or Threat” September 2000.
“Healing a Fragmented Industry: New Opportunities for the Architectural Profession,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Technology Conference, MIT, July 2000.
“Owning the Project Information: an Opportunity for Architects,” Greenwich2000 Symposium on Digital Creativity, University of Greenwich, London, UK, January, 2000.
“Web Authoring for Architects,” National AIA Convention, Dallas, May 1999.
Construction Specifications Institute National Convention, Los Angeles, June 1999.
“Creating Websites for Project Management and Communication,” National AIA Convention, San Francisco, May 1998.
“Enabling Community Participation with the Internet,” Conference of the International Association for Public Participation, Tempe, AZ, October 1998
Developer and Presenter: “Expanding Your Practice with the Internet”, July-October 1998, in 14 US and Canadian cities, sponsored by Hewlett Packard, Hitachi and Apple Computer Inc.
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, invited lecture: “Using the Internet for Creative Participation - an Introduction for Designers,” April 1998
Developer and Presenter: “Architects on the Internet” in 9 US cities, 1996-1997 and “Expanding Your Practice with the Internet” in 10 cities, 1997, sponsored by Apple Computer Inc.
AIA/California Council Conference on Architectural Practice, 1996
“The World Wide Web for Architects” and “Website Authoring for Architects”, sponsored by AIA chapters in San Francisco, Monterey, Los Angeles, East Bay and Seattle, 1996.

Teaching:

Instructor, UC Berkeley Extension, ”The Internet for Design Professionals,” Spring 2001.
Instructor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Professional Development Program, “Architecture and the Internet: Issues and Opportunities,” Summer 2000, 2001, 2003.
Guest critic, UNC Charlotte School of Architecture, 2002.
Guest critic, UC Berkeley Department of Architecture, 1980-1982, 1990.

Published Architectural Work: