English.for.Architects.and.Civil.Engineers(2008).pdf

Sharon Heidenreich

Englisch für Architekten und Bauingenieure –

English for Architects and Civil Engineers

Sharon Heidenreich

Englisch für Architekten

und Bauingenieure –

English for Architects

and Civil Engineers

Ein kompletter Projektablauf auf Englisch mit Vokabeln,

Redewendungen, Übungen und Praxistipps –

All project phases in English with vocabulary, idiomatic

expressions, exercises and practical advice

Mit 61 Abbildungen

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1. Auflage 2008

Lektorat: Karina Danulat | Annette Prenzer

Der Vieweg +Teubner Verlag ist ein Unternehmen von Springer Science+Business Media.

www.viewegteubner.de

Das Werk einschließlich aller seiner Teile ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Jede

Verwertung außerhalb der engen Grenzen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes ist ohne

Zustimmung des Verlags unzulässig und strafbar. Das gilt insbesondere für

Vervielfältigungen, Übersetzungen, Mikroverfilmungen und die Einspeicherung

und Verarbeitung in elektronischen Systemen.

Die Wiedergabe von Gebrauchsnamen, Handelsnamen, Warenbezeichnungen usw. in diesem Werk

berechtigt auch ohne besondere Kennzeichnung nicht zu der Annahme, dass solche Namen im

Sinne der Warenzeichen- und Markenschutz-Gesetzgebung als frei zu betrachten wären und daher

von jedermann benutzt werden dürften.

Technische Redaktion: Annette Prenzer

Umschlaggestaltung: KünkelLopka Medienentwicklung, Heidelberg

Druck und buchbinderische Verarbeitung: MercedesDruck, Berlin

Gedruckt auf säurefreiem und chlorfrei gebleichtem Papier.

Printed in Germany

ISBN 978-3-8348-0315-3

Preface

The mobility of architects and building engineers is increasing. This is not due merely to

globalisation brought on by technology, but also the mutual recognition and international

validation of degrees. Throughout Europe, the Bologna Process seeks to introduce common

course modules leading to BA and MA degrees. As a result of the European Credit Transfer

System (ECTS), students are encouraged to travel, and periods spent abroad are credited. This

mobility and diversification has a significant common denominator and that is the English

language. A good knowledge and understanding of English is essential for persons working or

studying abroad.

This book may be used either in class or for self-study. The aim is to give German students,

graduates and professionals an insight into the terminology common to the building industry

and, at the same time, to provide opportunity to practise and consolidate vocabulary and

grammar. The 12 chapters – in the book referred to as units – accompany the reader through all

planning phases of a project, from the brief and feasibility study through to the completion and

acceptance of a building. Business skills, such as telephoning, writing e-mails, letters, etc., are

practised throughout the book. The development of a single-family home, which is planned

and realized during the course of the book, provides a background for dialogues and letter

writing. Some of the more important grammar elements have been included, offering readers

the opportunity to refresh and practise functions appropriate to the phase of construction.

This book does not purport to be a dictionary or a set of rules. It points out major differences

between the UK and Germany, but does not cover all the rules and regulations. The purpose is

to support those wishing to enhance their architectural knowledge with the equivalent English

expressions and vocabulary. All terminology is introduced in an appropriate context, giving

readers a lexical phrase, a short expression in English, rather than single words lacking

context.

Acknowledgements

I am very grateful to all those who have made this book possible. Comments, suggestions and

criticism have provided valuable insights and contributed immensely towards what “English

for Architects” is today.

This book would never have been possible without the patience and support of my husband,

Nicholas Heidenreich, with looking after our three children. I would have been lost without his

help at the computer. The many diagrams, which he produced, illustrating architectural

situations and phases are an incredible asset to the book.

I would like to thank my father, James Hawken, for spending endless hours reading and

checking texts and for the e-mails with suggestions from across the globe. Susanne Zech, who

contributed towards the book with her drawings, has also been a great help and support.

Furthermore, I would like to thank my sisters, Janice Göhns and Lisa Billin, Ursula Barth,

Ingrid Gürtler and Prof. Josef Reindl for their support in reading and checking single units or

sometimes even the whole book.

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