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Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment
Carter Wiseman
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Description for Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AM; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
Architects expect to design buildings. But persuading clients to carry those designs into tangible form almost always involves writing as well as designing. Yet architects, and those who write about architecture, are often more comfortable with images than words. Presenting their visions in an articulate, accessible, and convincing written form can be difficult, and professionally hazardous. In Writing Architecture, Carter Wiseman provides an invaluable guide for students and practitioners on how to convey the importance of architecture to those who commission it, build it, and benefit from it. Drawing on a wide range of sources and citing examples from such ... Read more
Architects expect to design buildings. But persuading clients to carry those designs into tangible form almost always involves writing as well as designing. Yet architects, and those who write about architecture, are often more comfortable with images than words. Presenting their visions in an articulate, accessible, and convincing written form can be difficult, and professionally hazardous. In Writing Architecture, Carter Wiseman provides an invaluable guide for students and practitioners on how to convey the importance of architecture to those who commission it, build it, and benefit from it. Drawing on a wide range of sources and citing examples from such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595341495
SKU
V9781595341495
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About Carter Wiseman
Carter Wiseman is a graduate of Yale and Columbia Universities. He was the architecture critic and/or editor for a number of magazines including Newsweek, New York Magazine, Architectural Record, Interior Design, and ARTnews. He is a lecturer at the Yale School of Architecture, where he teaches courses focusing on architectural writing and criticism. His books include Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The ... Read more
Reviews for Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment
Argues that clear communication is integral for successful architecture, since words have an important part in expressing ideas, and because any architect will admit they write much more than they ever would have anticipated.
Archidose A clear and concise manual for architectural students and practitioners who want to improve their writing, it provides relevant advise for the former on organizing ... Read more
Archidose A clear and concise manual for architectural students and practitioners who want to improve their writing, it provides relevant advise for the former on organizing ... Read more