The Digital Architect: A Common–Sense Guide to Using Computer Technology in Design Practice - Softcover

Sanders, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471121657 ISBN 13: 9780471121657

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

This book helps make sense of all the currently used and emerging technology options impacting the architectural practice today, including CAD, specification, estimating and fee budget software, word processing, databases, multi–media presentations, animation, virtual reality, on–line services and the "information superhighway." This book guides architects on how to successfully incorporate technology into their practice to improve their own productivity and profit. The author, a well respected and highly visible practitioner, chairs the American Institute of Architects special interest group on computers.

About this title

About the Author

KEN SANDERS, AIA, is Associate Partner and Manager of Information Services at Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, an architecture planning and interior design firm based in Portland, Oregon, with offices in Seattle and Los Angeles. He is the 1995 Chair of the AIA′s National Computer–Aided Practice Professional Interest Area.

From the Back Cover

Written by an architect for design professionals, The Digital Architect is a gold mine of commonsense advice and guidance on the realities of using computer technology in design practice.

Ken Sanders, AIA, takes you beyond the hyperbole to discover the practical reality of using computers today. He explains their strengths and weaknesses; what these tools do and what they don′t do; and how they can be used strategically and tactically to improve quality, productivity, and profits in design firms of all sizes. Drawing on his own experiences and those of colleagues from across the nation whose comments appear throughout, he provides a wealth of valuable insights and advice on:

• Choosing technology that leverages your professional value
• Integrating technology seamlessly into your firm
• Implementing cost–effective technology training and education
• Managing the digital office, including liability, privacy, and security issues
• Organizing the knowledge base of your firm
• Using the Internet′s World Wide Web as a global information resource
• Hardware platforms, operating systems, and networks
• Software tools and applications, including CAD, word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia, visualization, animation, virtual reality, on–line services, and more
• The latest releases of major software products, including Windows 95^TM and AutoCAD(r) Release 13(r)

The only guide of its kind, The Digital Architect is a valuable tool for architects, engineers, designers, and all those who participate in creating the built environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471121657
• ISBN 13: 9780471121657
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488