Writing Architecture : a Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment.
For ages, architects have been criticized for speaking an insular language, known to some as ""archispeak."" Writing Architecture considers the process, methods, and value of architecture writing based on Carter Wiseman's 30 years of personal experience in writing, editing,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Antonio :
Trinity University Press,
2014.
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| Summary: | For ages, architects have been criticized for speaking an insular language, known to some as ""archispeak."" Writing Architecture considers the process, methods, and value of architecture writing based on Carter Wiseman's 30 years of personal experience in writing, editing, and teaching in young architects how to write. This book creatively tackles a problematic issue that Wiseman considers to be a crucial characteristic of successful architecture writing: clarity of thinking and expression. He argues that because we live our lives within the built environment, architecture is the most co. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781595341501 1595341501 |