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About
the author:
Jonathan
Cohen, FAIA holds a Master of Architecture degree from UC Berkeley.
His firm’s projects have won national recognition from the
AIA and the Urban Land Institute. He is an instructor in the
professional development program of the Harvard
Graduate School of Design and is a frequent speaker at industry
conferences. Since 1996, his seminars have introduced thousands
of fellow design professionals to the potential of the Internet
and the skills of Web-based communication.
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Education:
M.Arch,
University of California, Berkeley
San Francisco Art Institute
A.B., University of California, Berkeley
Amherst College
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.
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
Professional
Affiliations:
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selection of Jonathan Cohen’s architectural work and writing
can be seen at http://www.jcarchitects.com |
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