Writing Architecture - Carter Wiseman

A practical guide for every aspiring architectural writer.

As someone who has been exploring the field of architectural writing, I found this book so relatable. Right from the beginning, I was able to effortlessly connect with the examples and scenarios that the author quoted.

The book is short and the concepts explained were enlightening. The notable aspect of this book is that it covered and touched all types of writing that exists in an architectural practice.

Reading through the pages, I highlighted numerous inspiring quotes. A few personal favorites are:

• In any writing on architecture, the author's credibility is the key to being taken seriously.

• Beyond site, the writer on architecture must consider how the architect has dealt with scale, meaning the relationship between one unit of measure and another and the relationship of the building to the human figure.

• One important role of the architectural scholar is to investigate areas that have been overlooked or misinterpreted.

This book will be my go-to guide book whenever I feel like I'm stuck in the process of writing architecture.