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Announcing the publication of Communication and Design with the Internet: A Guide for Architects, Planners, and Building Professionals, by Jonathan Cohen (WW Norton) Read about it at http://www.communication-design.net [front flap] The Internet is changing the way that architects, planners, and builders communicate‹with clients, with each other, with government agencies, and with the public. For the first time, design professionals have a powerful, low-cost, interactive, communication channel with which to convey the visual and spatial information that is their stock-in-trade. This book explains the concepts‹ways that design and building professionals are using the new technologies to improve their practice‹and gives readers the vision and skills needed to implement an Internet strategy in their own firms. Whether you are a Webmaster or a novice you will find invaluable information in these pages. Contents include : o architecture and communication o an Internet introduction o getting connected o creating effective Web sites o using CAD, GIS, graphics, and multimedia o managing Web sites and media assets o using he Internet for research, marketing, permits and project management o connecting the project team with intranets and extranets o city planning on the Internet o participatory design via the Web o networks, e-commerce, and the building industry o copyright and intellectual property concerns Readers will have access to a dedicated Web site that supplements the text with updates, examples, technical information, and other resources. [back flap] Jonathan Cohen, AIA has introduced thousands of fellow design professionals to the potential of the Internet and the skills of Web site creation in his seminar series, "Expanding Your Practice with the Internet," sponsored by Apple Computer, Hitachi, and Hewlett Packard. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he has been a presenter at national AIA and CSI conventions, a trainer for the International Association for Public Participation, and seminar leader throughout the United States and Canada. In the last decade he has received numerous awards for design excellence, among them an AIA Urban Design Citation, an AIA/San Francisco Honor Award, and an Urban Land Institute award. He lives and works in Berkeley, California. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%