June JCA newsletter

Jonathan Cohen and Associates
65 Acacia Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708 USA
tel 510.558.8154
fax 510.558.8054
web@jcarchitects.com

July 16-17: Web portals for project and knowledge management at Harvard Design School:
In the design business, one key to success is the ability to manage knowledge within the firm and among its partners and consultants. As baby boomers approach retirement age, many design firms could lose their most important assets: the knowledge and experience of their people. more...

Digital Factory: Albert Kahn Associates
An architectural firm emulates its' automotive industry clients in the adoption of digital modeling for manufacturing plant design and construction. more...

July 18: The World Trade Center Reconstruction: What did we learn about participatory design with the Internet?
It's the most visible building project on earth in a city with 8 million opinions. Find out how Imagine NY used the Web to let thousands of people share their ideas. more...

Project Management on Private Networks:
It offers the potential to establish a seamless flow of project based information from player to player, over a project’s entire life cycle. Better access to information means learning from mistakes and not repeating them in the next project. more...

3D to nD at Construct IT:
The University of Salford's 3D to nD modelling project aims to enable and equip the design and construction industry with a tool that allows users to create, share, contemplate and apply knowledge from multiple perspectives of user requirements. more...

Get the book:
Communication and Design with the Internet

“This book is much more than a Web style guide; it is a treatise on a fundamental problem of the building industry: poor communication.”
— Stephen Barnecut, Canadian Architect

Did you miss these previous issues?

...May issue

...April issue

...March issue

...February issue

Coming attractions:
Fall AIA TAP Conference:
Connecting the Dots Understanding the Emerging Digital Building Process
San Francisco, October 16-18, 2003
more...

Harvard Design School Executive Education program July 16-18, 2003
Internets and Extranets for Collaboration and Knowledge Management, more...

Participatory Design and Planning with the Internet: Case Study The World Trade Center Reconstruction, more...

Virtual Builders Roundtable:
Executive Seminar at Stanford Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering, September 18-19, 2003. more...

Jonathan Cohen speaks on mixed-use development at the California APA Convention, Sept 28-Oct 1, 2003, more...