Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
a redans
English translation:
with crowsteps/corbiesteps / stepped boulevard
Added to glossary by
Berni Armstrong
Jun 17, 2014 18:43
10 yrs ago
Catalan term
a redans
Catalan to English
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Architecture
"S’utilitzen les figures del bulevard **a redans** o greca ritmada, o la puntuació volumètrica de les cruïlles, i s’adopta tímidament l’ordenació oberta, ja que l’ordenació en carrers i illes és encara dominant a la manera com s’havia formulat per les Hoff a les ciutats del centre d’Europa"
Talking about the urbanisation of a suburb of Barcelona. Any idea what this is? I'll also post a question for "punctuació volumetrica" too.
Talking about the urbanisation of a suburb of Barcelona. Any idea what this is? I'll also post a question for "punctuació volumetrica" too.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | à redents = with crowsteps / with corbiesteps | Sheila Hardie |
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à redents = with crowsteps / with corbiesteps
I think this comes from the French 'à redents', which can be translated as 'with crowsteps' or 'with corbiesteps' - gables finished with crowsteps or corbiesteps.
HTH
Sheila
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pignon_à_redents
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/architecture/183...
HTH
Sheila
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pignon_à_redents
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/architecture/183...
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Sheila. In the comments section, Andy provided the term I actually used in the end. But the terms you propose here might be perfect for someone looking for a more exact description."
Reference comments
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Reference:
I think it's a French term
and possibly used in English, though I'm not sure
https://www.google.es/search?q=immeuble a redans&espv=2&sour...
https://www.google.es/search?q=immeuble a redans&espv=2&sour...
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Reference:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugène_Hénard
Hénard therefore proposed to replace the monotonous lines of house facades and trees parallel to the road with a "stepped boulevard" (boulevard à redans).[29]
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