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(uma construção) em terraços e jardineiras, ancorada na encosta

English translation: (a construction) consisting of terraces and decorative planters, clinging to the hillside

12:21 Nov 14, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Portuguese term or phrase: (uma construção) em terraços e jardineiras, ancorada na encosta
o prédio se duplica no subsolo, criando a surpreendente fachada oposta, de uma construção em terraços e jardineiras, ancorada na encosta, com a vista para o vale da Avenida 7 de setembro.
Nicole L. R.
Ireland
Local time: 15:41
English translation:(a construction) consisting of terraces and decorative planters, clinging to the hillside
Explanation:
My take on this. I don't think 'encosta' refers to a coastline but rather a slope or hillside.

And rather than "anchored" I think we would say that such a construction was "perched on" or "clinging to" a hillside in English.
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Evans (X)
Local time: 15:41
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Sounds very good. Thank you.
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4 +1(a construction) consisting of terraces and decorative planters, clinging to the hillside
Evans (X)
4(a construction, building) on terraces and jardinières anchored to the coastline.
Marlene Curtis
4a terraced construction, with planters, affixed/anchored to the slope
Nick Taylor


  

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(a construction, building) on terraces and jardinières anchored to the coastline.


Explanation:

Anchored to the coastline as if a living organism, rising and falling with the tides, the Pavilion illustrates the strong bond and interdependence of the ocean and the coastal eco system. The design sequesters the theoretical sciences and biology, taking contours from fluid dynamics and oceanic organisms showing the previously static building model to be outdated welcoming a new paradigm of living architecture. The pavilion becomes a vessel filled with analogous relationships to technology and marine life.

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/korea/yeosu_pavilion.htm

Botti Rubin Arquitetos: selected and current works - Google Books Result
Alberto Botti, Marc Rubin, Renée Otmar - 2002 - Architecture - 255 pages
... to the terraces, that Botti Rubin was able to propose jardinières in the terraces ... que conseguiram propor jardineiras nos terraços de apartamentos

http://books.google.com/books?id=5-fV9dq0TioC&pg=PT35&lpg=PT...


Marlene Curtis
United States
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a terraced construction, with planters, affixed/anchored to the slope


Explanation:
a terraced construction, with planters, affixed/anchored to the slope

Nick Taylor
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(a construction) consisting of terraces and decorative planters, clinging to the hillside


Explanation:
My take on this. I don't think 'encosta' refers to a coastline but rather a slope or hillside.

And rather than "anchored" I think we would say that such a construction was "perched on" or "clinging to" a hillside in English.

Evans (X)
Local time: 15:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Sounds very good. Thank you.

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agree  Nick Taylor: very eloquent ;-)
2 mins
  -> thank you Nick, that is very generous of you
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