| Sumario: | The Internet is maturing, and as it does, so too are the ways that architects use it. They have come to rely heavily on the Internet to communicate with clients near and far, to thumb through virtual product catalogs, to present their projects to the general public, and to perform myriad other tasks, including the very one envisioned by the Internet's pioneers: building virtual communities. Architects and planners say that providing Web sites that solicit comments on proposed projects has enabled them to create interested communities where none existed before. Projects for colleges and universities tend be particularly stakeholderdriven, with faculty, students, administrators, alumni, and highly articulate neighbors who are more than willing to make their opinions known. In such cases, the Web is indispensible for consolidating disparate and numerous opinions.
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