Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1595341498 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. —Constructs, Yale School of ArchitectureWriting Architecture puts this genre of productive criticism in its wider context. —ArchidoseA clear and concise manual for architectural students and practitioners who want to improve their writing, it provides relevant advise for the former on organizing ideas, expressing opinions, and defending arguments and, in the last two chapters, focuses on ways professionals can secure commissions and communicate with clients. —Robert MacNeil, PBS Newshour. —Harvard MagazineA first-rate discussion of how to conduct the practice of architecture.Every student and virtual
"clarity is the key" according to Joongwon Lee. I came across this book by reading "Writing about Architecture (Alexandera Lange)" first.Prof. Lange's book is really a good book; likewise, this book is also awesome.Prof. Lange focuses on 'style' and Prof. Wiseman on 'clarity'.Hence, Prof. Lange's book is 'what to say' book and Prof. Wiseman's book 'how to write' book.If a prospect reader is interested in structuring architecture perspective and writing style,Prof. Lange's Book will serve the purpose, however, if a prospect reader is interested inbolts and nuts of delivering the thesis Prof. Wiseman's Book will do the job.Whereas Prof. . "Five Stars" according to Erick Beebe. Great book.. Four Stars Oscarspeople I wish I had this book as I was writing my thesis. Well worth it for grad students.
It integrates historical references with current practice to help students and practitioners reach their professional goals.. Yet architects, and those who write about architecture, are often more comfortable with images than words. 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 authors as Frank Lloyd Wright, Ada Louise Huxtable, Vincent Scully, F. Architects expect to design buildings. But persuading clients to carry those designs into tangible form almost always involves writing as well as designing. Presenting their visions in an articulate, accessible, and convincing written form can be difficult, and professionally hazardous. Scott Fitzgerald, and today’s leading designers, Wiseman analyzes basic principles of compositional structure to illustrate the most effective forms of architectural writing.Free of professional and theoretical jargon, Writing Architecture considers the process, methods, and value of architecture writing based on Wiseman’s 30 years of experience in writing, editing, and teaching young architects how to write