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English Architecture Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
pre-war seven on Fifth Avenue		pre World War II seven-room apartment on Fifth Avenue in New York
'in your face'		bold, eye-catching	Adriana Esposito
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a clear arrangement [in an architectural context]		a clearly discernable distribution of the architectural elements
a dilapidated building exterior		eyesore
Administrative Gardens		Gardens for administration offices
Architectural Engineering		building engineering	NancyLynn
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ARUA		The French Association for Urban and Architectural Research
Backstep Area		back door area	Yvonne Gallagher
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certified member		membership can be verified by documentary evidence
CMU		concrete masonry unit
coffering		A ceiling with deeply recessed panels, often highly ornamented	Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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Constructions vs Structures		construction or structures
continues vertically up its façade ... snaking escalators create streets in the air		escalators are like moving sidewalks
dwgs		drawings	Angela Arnone
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etp		effluent treatment plant
false arch		corbel arch
Finishing		Finishing is OK	Lara Barnett
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Grade II listed		Building protected by law	Adriana Esposito
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Immersed in ?		(in this context) covered with
in stages vs by stages		in stages
Industrialisation of civil buildings		public buildings	Lara Barnett
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Isometrics		isometric drawings
Lead AR		lead(ing) architects
no rendering		not coated in plaster or cement
orchestrating takeover of Target		directing the acquisition of the target	Yasutomo Kanazawa
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outro		[means the opposite of an intro(duction) --- a conclusion, epilogue, closing remarks etc., depending on context]	Tony M
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overbuilt and overcooked		elaborate and fussy
Pedimenti		Typo for pentimenti	Adriana Esposito
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pergola, fence, gate, kiosk, fountain, shed, outbuilding, wall, steps, benches, posts, etc.		architectural landscape elements
Self priming coating		A coating that doesn't need the previous application of a primer	Raúl Waldman
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specific shop layout		open-fronted and closed-fronted shops	Nick Lingris
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spire/turret/?		spire-steeple
symbol buildings		Architecture profession slang for, mainly public, buildings that are 'intended' to be symbolic.
the Piper Wall		Piperska muren
two pack systems		Isocyanate/epoxy based Coating which is supplied in two parts and must be mixed in the correct proportions before use to cure.
Type of window		Some possibilities
video transcription (5)		climate of Iran, of Persia = iraniano, della Persia
wedding cake		Going up in tiers that get thinner and narrower as you go up / something (as a large building) resembling a wedding cake, esp. in elaborate ornamentation	Adriana Esposito
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You've never seen ... (video transcription)		... you've never seen an ugly tree"