Email to an Architecture Office
How to write an application email an architecture office will open, read and answer: research and the right person, the seven parts of the email, attachments and file sizes, common mistakes, follow-up timing, an annotated example and three ready templates.
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- FormatsPDF, DOCX, TXT
- LanguageEnglish
- TypeFree download
What is inside
Every file in the download and what it holds.
| File | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Email to an Architecture Office.pdf | 9 pages: research, anatomy, attachments, mistakes, follow-up, example, checklist |
| Office Email Templates.docx | 3 templates: advertised job, speculative, follow-up (Word, Pages, Google Docs) |
| Office Email Templates.txt | the same templates as plain text, to paste into any mail app |
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