Apr 17, 2008 17:12
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fronton
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Architecture
Le Corbusier
Attention, vos murs vont vous parler! Suivant qu'ils sont longs ou hauts, suivant qu'en entrant dans la pièce, ils sont répartis également à droite ou à gauche ou inégalement, suivant que l'un d'eux constitue comme un ***fronton*** et les autres comme une allée, suivant qu'ils sont lisses et pleins, ou accidentés de trous ou de reliefs, le verbe d'architecture sera divers et diverse votre sensation. Vous serez écrasé, ou à l'étroit, ou au large, etc. : ce sont les éloquences de l'architecture.
I know the word 'fronton' can mean several things and I'm not 100% which one Le Corbusier is referring to here - could it be 'front wall' (as in the Basque ball game)?
Many thanks in advance for any ideas!
Sheila
I know the word 'fronton' can mean several things and I'm not 100% which one Le Corbusier is referring to here - could it be 'front wall' (as in the Basque ball game)?
Many thanks in advance for any ideas!
Sheila
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Basque "fronton" |
Jack Dunwell
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| 3 | it doesn't matter |
Joshua Wolfe
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| 3 | fronton/pediment/ornemental front |
swanda
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
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Basque "fronton"
Yes, I think that it is taking the quality of the Basque"fronton" (for pelota). That it stands out stark and direct, facing you. Thoughts go to a cinema screen. I remember seeing Le Corbusier's work at Chandigarh. It was amazing for its curving ramps and dramatic blank walls, copied here, perhaps at the Bilbao Guggenheim or more so the New York Guggenheim.It's definitely a central, dramatic feature. And stands in juxtaposition to the serving ramps.
But translate this?
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-04-18 05:28:18 GMT)
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or is that chistera!?
But translate this?
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-04-18 05:28:18 GMT)
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or is that chistera!?
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4 hrs
Joshua Wolfe
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it doesn't matter
As someone self-taught in architectural history, who does FR-EN translation for architecture and urban planning, I have often found a great deal of bulls--- in the writing of architects. Le Corbusier is no exception (in fact maybe he started it...) So unless you can find an expert in Corbu who can give you the "true" meaning of his words, IMHO you are free to translate it in whatever way seems most accurate. I don't think anyone really can be sure what Jeanneret-Gris (his real surname) meant. I dare say not even he himself!
1 hr
fronton/pediment/ornemental front
other clues
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Note added at 15 hrs (2008-04-18 08:23:28 GMT)
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Architecture et Construction, J.R. Forbes:
fronton: pediment
brisé: open pediment
brisé à volutes supérieures rentrantes: scrolled pediment
brisé à base interrompue: broken pediment
this is all the help I can give you :-)
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Note added at 15 hrs (2008-04-18 08:23:28 GMT)
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Architecture et Construction, J.R. Forbes:
fronton: pediment
brisé: open pediment
brisé à volutes supérieures rentrantes: scrolled pediment
brisé à base interrompue: broken pediment
this is all the help I can give you :-)
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