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l'îlot et bloc

English translation: block and plot

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French term or phrase:	îlot et bloc
English translation:	block and plot
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20:01 Nov 8, 2009

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture

French term or phrase: l'îlot et bloc

Sa pratique ne s'est pas limitée à la reconduction de la figure traditionnelle de l'îlot.

La complexité se comprime abstraitement en quelques grands objets, qui prennent en charge les valeurs attachées à la composition urbaine et à l'îlot.

Les projets se posent sur ce territoire universel comme des blocs.

Un usage différent du bloc apparaît dans les deux autres projets berlinois...

I understand bloc as block and have translated it thus, but when I have looked up îlot, it also translates as housing block, causing confusion. Does anyone know of any other word for îlot (not housing block) and obviouly not little island - I am talking about its meaning within an architectural context. Maybe complex?

Sarah Robertson KudoZ activity Questions: 172 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
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block and plot

Explanation:
Un îlot consists of several blocs. Un îlot is the block of buildings bordered by (usually) 4 streets whereas un bloc is an individual block within the îlot, probably facing onto one of the streets. If the blocs in your text have already been built on, then you could perhaps use "individual development" as a translation, or "individual development project" or even "individual building". Hope this helps.