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11:18 Nov 25, 2002 |
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| Selected response from: Paula Ibbotson Canada Local time: 21:53 | ||||||
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5 | fair-faced facade |
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4 +1 | Polished facade |
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4 | smoth stucco exterior |
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fair-faced facade Explanation: or fair-faced finished facade (sounds like too many F's though) Reference: http://www.britishprecast.org/spa/facadesummer01.pdf Reference: http://www.brickbydesign.com/case-studies/engineering-link/ |
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Polished facade Explanation: The Swedish word slät could be translated to: smooth; level, flat, or even However, as "putsar" translates to "polish" which implicitly indicates in English that one makes something smooth, you could simple drop the "flat/smooth/etc" and say "polished facade" Examples of "Polished Facades": San Felipe Plaza summary ... Exterior - The second-tallest building outside of downtown Houston, San Felipe Plaza's polished facade and stairstepped setbacks are a landmark. ... www.equityoffice.com/properties_space/ building.jhtml Twin towers Ext 2 - Corporate : Company Background : Twin Towers : Exterior 2 Start Up A Polished Facade The Pinnacles Telecommunication A Polished Facade The diamond-faceted ... www.petronas.com.my/.../59a437a8f6fb7f2948256aa800418c97/ f057bdc365eac57348256a93002665b1?OpenDocument - 4k ... Every glance rewards with yet another detail of Seattle architect Tom Kundig's ... But beyond this superbly polished facade (that must rate internationally as one ... www.nsnews.com/issues02/w090202/ 091102/living/091102li5.html |
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slätputsade fasader smoth stucco exterior Explanation: Skulle jag kalla det. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 553 days (2004-05-31 12:57:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Smooth, såklart. Reference: http://rossdesign.com/showcase_trastavere1.htm Reference: http://www.prescottgolf.com/pl_p_26_14.htm |
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