Gliederungen

English translation: trim

17:50 Jul 23, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
German term or phrase: Gliederungen
My source text says the "Sockel und Gliederungen" of this building were painted yellow.

What's the English equivalent for this umbrella term? I'm totally stumped.

http://www.nhs-ingenieure.de/files/nhs/bilder/projekte/Folkw...
Emma Rault (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:27
English translation:trim
Explanation:
The architectural 'trim' is uncountable.
https://en.mimi.hu/architecture/trim.html
"Trim
The framing or edging of openings and other features on the facade of a building or indoors. Trim is usually a different color or material than the adjacent wall.
Turret
A small tower, usually starting at some distance from the ground, attached to a building such as a castle or fortress."

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Apologize; I copied and pasted too much.

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Pictures of exterior trim: http://www.front-porch-ideas-and-more.com/exterior-house-tri...

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Trim can also be bolder, like the columns in your picture (BTW I saw this house in Berlin). http://www.invitinghome.com/exterior-architectural-products....

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Correction: I didn't see this museum in Essen. It looks similar to something else.

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Durch die Gliederung der Fassade wird die Horizontalität der Fassade unterstrichen." backstein.com/de/objekte/einfamilienhaus-doppelhaushalfte/struktur-und-gliederung/6_1139.html

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"Der schwarze Backstein unterstreicht die klare horizontale Gliederung der Fassade und verleiht ihr mit seiner rauen Struktur zusätzliche Qualität – optisch wie haptisch." http://www.backstein.com/de/objekte/einfamilienhaus-doppelha...

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"Von einem Architekten- und Ingenieurskongress in Hannover 1865 ist bekannt, dass das farbige Absetzen von Gesimsen, Tür- und Fenstergewänden, Lisenen und sonstigen Vorsprüngen als Minimalforderung für die Fassadengestaltung gilt. Diese architektonischen Gliederungen werden mit kräftigen Farben unterstrichen..." http://wissen.malerblatt.de/gestaltung/grundlagen/593-bausti...

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Molding, window and door frames, lesenes/pilaster strips, etc. add up to "trim."

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Note on the "plural": Reminder, since you probably already know how to use "trim" in any context. It doesn't become a plural per se but conforms to the object being outlined: the trim around the doorway, the trim along the roof line,... with "trim" by itself meaning the overall trim of the building.
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Herbmione Granger
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Herbmione Granger
4partitions
Michael Martin, MA
3(Facade) composition
Daniel Arnold (X)


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partitions


Explanation:
The building's base and partitions are painted yellow.

Michael Martin, MA
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(Facade) composition


Explanation:
There are a number of terms used for Fassadengliederung, one of them is facade segmentation which gets the best quality references on the web in my opinion.


    Reference: http://closterhistory.com/documents/awnings_61-63.pdf
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trim


Explanation:
The architectural 'trim' is uncountable.
https://en.mimi.hu/architecture/trim.html
"Trim
The framing or edging of openings and other features on the facade of a building or indoors. Trim is usually a different color or material than the adjacent wall.
Turret
A small tower, usually starting at some distance from the ground, attached to a building such as a castle or fortress."

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Note added at 59 mins (2017-07-23 18:49:44 GMT)
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Apologize; I copied and pasted too much.

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-23 19:12:46 GMT)
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Pictures of exterior trim: http://www.front-porch-ideas-and-more.com/exterior-house-tri...

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-23 19:20:32 GMT)
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Trim can also be bolder, like the columns in your picture (BTW I saw this house in Berlin). http://www.invitinghome.com/exterior-architectural-products....

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-23 19:36:24 GMT)
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Correction: I didn't see this museum in Essen. It looks similar to something else.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2017-07-23 22:21:34 GMT)
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Durch die Gliederung der Fassade wird die Horizontalität der Fassade unterstrichen." backstein.com/de/objekte/einfamilienhaus-doppelhaushalfte/struktur-und-gliederung/6_1139.html

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-07-23 22:53:47 GMT)
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"Der schwarze Backstein unterstreicht die klare horizontale Gliederung der Fassade und verleiht ihr mit seiner rauen Struktur zusätzliche Qualität – optisch wie haptisch." http://www.backstein.com/de/objekte/einfamilienhaus-doppelha...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-07-23 23:07:29 GMT)
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"Von einem Architekten- und Ingenieurskongress in Hannover 1865 ist bekannt, dass das farbige Absetzen von Gesimsen, Tür- und Fenstergewänden, Lisenen und sonstigen Vorsprüngen als Minimalforderung für die Fassadengestaltung gilt. Diese architektonischen Gliederungen werden mit kräftigen Farben unterstrichen..." http://wissen.malerblatt.de/gestaltung/grundlagen/593-bausti...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-07-23 23:14:27 GMT)
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Molding, window and door frames, lesenes/pilaster strips, etc. add up to "trim."

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Note added at 14 hrs (2017-07-24 08:10:05 GMT)
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Note on the "plural": Reminder, since you probably already know how to use "trim" in any context. It doesn't become a plural per se but conforms to the object being outlined: the trim around the doorway, the trim along the roof line,... with "trim" by itself meaning the overall trim of the building.

Herbmione Granger
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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Sold!
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