CHIEF AT SEA RANCH

On the rugged Northern California coast stands a unique, decades-old development called Sea Ranch. Buildings there have always been designed according to strict design guidelines that keep development clustered and rooflines compatible with the wind-swept bluffs.

Architects who continue the Sea Ranch creative tradition accept these restrictions. One of them, Michael Wike, AIA, has learned to make his CAD software of choice, Chief Architect, from ART, Inc., adapt to his design style.

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

Since the early 1960s, there have been at least four generations of digital technology in facility management, each marked by a quantum leap of capability over the one before. As we embark on the next generation of infrastructure management, it's useful to reflect on where we've come from. Author and consultant Eric Teicholz puts the evolution in perspective.

EVOLVING COMMUNICATION

In this article, architect and teacher Larry Barrow presents a perspective on the importance of communication media.

Information technology (IT) per se is a modern obsession, but the importance of information exchange in accomplishing architecture is as old as recorded history.

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