It is a collection of essays recognized by all professionals and that together acquire a sense of operability on the drawing boards, in front of computers and in the course of a project. It also serves to understand and listen to architecture, but above all to project it. 620 p.: photo, 21x15 cm, paperback. T original title: Leggere, scrivere, parler architettura, 1997 The first part of this book: The Modern Language of Architecture. Guide to the anticlassical code and the third part: Architecture and historiography are found in a book by the same author, isbn: 84-85083-12-1, The modern language of architecture: guide to the anticlassical code. Architecture and historiography