The Architects Guide to Writing: For Design and Construction Professionals
Bill Schmalz · The Images Publishing Group
Jan 2014 · Images Publishing
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There are a lot of good books
available to help people write better. They include dictionaries, usage guides,
and various types of writers’ manuals – and professional writers ought to have
many of those books on their bookshelves. But most architects and other design
and construction professionals are not professional writers. Instead, they are people
who spend a large part of their professional lives writing. That’s a big
difference, and that’s where this book will help. The Architect’s Guide to Writing has been written not by an English
major, but by Bill Schmalz, an architect who knows the kinds of documents his
fellow professionals routinely have to write, and understands the kinds of
technical mistakes they often make in their writing. This book is designed to
meet the specific needs of design and construction professionals. It’s not
going to waste their time with the things that most educated professionals
know, but it will help them with the things they don’t know or are unsure of.
It’s not a Chicago Manual-sized
encyclopaedic reference that includes everything any writer would ever need to
know, because architects don’t need to know everything. But what they do need
to know – and what they use every day in their professional lives – has been
assembled in this book.
available to help people write better. They include dictionaries, usage guides,
and various types of writers’ manuals – and professional writers ought to have
many of those books on their bookshelves. But most architects and other design
and construction professionals are not professional writers. Instead, they are people
who spend a large part of their professional lives writing. That’s a big
difference, and that’s where this book will help. The Architect’s Guide to Writing has been written not by an English
major, but by Bill Schmalz, an architect who knows the kinds of documents his
fellow professionals routinely have to write, and understands the kinds of
technical mistakes they often make in their writing. This book is designed to
meet the specific needs of design and construction professionals. It’s not
going to waste their time with the things that most educated professionals
know, but it will help them with the things they don’t know or are unsure of.
It’s not a Chicago Manual-sized
encyclopaedic reference that includes everything any writer would ever need to
know, because architects don’t need to know everything. But what they do need
to know – and what they use every day in their professional lives – has been
assembled in this book.
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About the author
Bill Schmalz, AIA, is a principal in the Los Angeles office of Perkins+Will. Since joining the firm in 1980, he has led teams on a wide variety of project types, including healthcare, education, research, transportation, and commercial. His expertise is in contract documentation, contract administration, and construction cost management. In addition, he has been teaching writing classes to the firm's project architects since 2009.
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