Ebook: Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms

London: Spon Press, 2004. — 170 p. ISBN: 0415300126Widely used in architectural circles in the heat of discussion, the recurrent use of particular words and terms has evolved a language of design jargon. Commonly found in architectural literature and journalism, in critical design debate and especially in student project reviews, Archispeak can seem insular and perplexing to others and - particularly to the new architectural student - often incomprehensible.