The aim of EuropIA conferences is to bring together researchers in design, architecture, engineering, construction management, cognitive science, computer science, artificial intelligence, sociology, geography and education as well as industry partners, and practitioners.The focus of EuropIA'98 for this diverse group was CyberDesign and specifically media and communications in design practice - what type media we use in design practice and what types of media communications tools are available to us- appropriating recent exciting developments in media communications for local area and/or wide area networks, new media types for interaction, and multimedia tools.