Why use jargon? Sometimes there’s just no other way to say something: you can say electrochromic glass or you can burn a full sentence glossing “glass that responds to an electric current by changing color.” Clearly, there’s an advantage to the first option, though it may occasionally send something scurrying for a dictionary. (But sometimes, … Continue reading On the silly term porte cochere
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On words to avoid in architecture writing
Having written over 200 project narratives in the past seven years, I feel in the position to offer some advice on writing them. For this first post on the topic I’ll start simple—a list of words to avoid (or limit your use of). Because I don’t want it to seem that I’m only criticizing the … Continue reading On words to avoid in architecture writing
Taylor Coe 