Carter Wiseman

Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment

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Produktbeschreibung

A practical primer for students and practitioners alike on how to write successfully about architecture

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trinity University Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 126mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9781595341495
• ISBN-10: 1595341498
• Artikelnr.: 36910198

Autorenporträt

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 Buildings and Their Makers and his biographical books on Louis I. Kahn and I. M Pei. He lives in Weston, Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Structure: Getting Your Thoughts in a Row
2. Standards: How to Tell Good Buildings from Bad Ones
3. Persuasion: Making a Point with Feeling
4. Criticism: Aesthetics, Analysis, and Public Service
5. Scholarship: Creating Meaning Over Time
6. Literature: The Heart of the Matter
7. Presentation: Showing Your Stuff
8. Social media
Conclusion