E-raamat: Collaborative Design and Learning: Competence Building for Innovation

Twenty-two international academics and researchers contribute 14 chapters on new trends in design education and practice aimed to promote new design capabilities through collaborative and distance learning. Coverage includes the conceptual background behind the new perspectives; recent practices in the development of advanced tools and logistics for collaborative design demonstrating different applications in architecture, engineering, and construction; six case studies revealing a diversified range of experiences using remote collaborative design projects; and new ideas for design studios to expand the horizons of collaborative design. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Applying advances in communication and information technologies to promote collaborative project design and management--in theory, education, and practical application.

In today's knowledge-driven economy, the ability to share insight and know-how is essential for driving innovation and growth. In this groundbreaking volume, scholars from around the world demonstrate how communication and information technologies are enabling dynamic project design and management practices that challenge traditional concepts of time, space and behavior. Showcasing experiments in architecture, engineering, and construction design--employing technological infrastructures that link people and their ideas across physical, intellectual, and cultural boundaries--the authors consider such issues as the links between "competence" and "innovation" and between individual and collective knowledge. At the heart of their analysis is the realization that technological innovation is chiefly a social activity. The implications are profound for the practical management of complex design projects, experiments in distance learning and virtual teams, and emerging theoretical concepts of collaborative learning and innovation.