German: aufgerissene Glasfassaden English translation: expansive glass facades 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | aufgerissene Glasfassaden | | English translation: | expansive glass facades | | Entered by: | dco |
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Tech/Engineering - Architecture | | German term or phrase: aufgerissene Glasfassaden | this comes up several times, here is one context:
Das konstruktive Rezept ist so simpel wie schön: Die Betonbodenplatte ragt ein wenig über den Hang hinaus, zarte Stahlstützen vor aufgerissenen Glasfassaden tragen schließlich den Leichtbau aus Holz. |
|  dcoKudoZ activityQuestions: 11 (all closed) Answers: 1
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| | expansive glass facades | Explanation:
Irregular, interspersed, etc. doesn't make sense to me.
A dictionary definition of "aufreißen": vt BAU break open, rip, scarify.
That's a scary thought for a glass facade!
Karin is right, we are talking about a 'poetic' usage of 'aufgerissen' here. Judging by the phrase 'Das konstruktive Rezept ist so simpel wie schön' - this is not a jagged or split or ripped open or irregular facade.
I think the idea here is that the light superstructure is supported by pillars thus creating an expansive, elegant, airy, spacious open etc. impression - probably due to a lot of glass in between those Stützen. ;-))
The facade is virtually wrapped in glass, so to speak!
This facade is "wide open" = aufgerissen... to let in plenty of light.
My interpretation is inspired by Teresa Reinhardt's translation of "auf Stützen aufgelöst" - which also describes an elegant glass structure supported by pillars. See: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1726296
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 Paul Cohen
Greenland
| Note from asker to answererthank you - this fits very well with the context here and in several other cases in the document.
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| aufgerissenen Glasfassaden irregular glass facades
Explanation:
I suppose it might not be a plain glass front but a facetted surface with angles. I think "aufgerissen" is a kind of 'poetic' usage here.
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| aufgerissenen Glasfassaden expansive glass facades
Explanation:
Irregular, interspersed, etc. doesn't make sense to me.
A dictionary definition of "aufreißen": vt BAU break open, rip, scarify.
That's a scary thought for a glass facade!
Karin is right, we are talking about a 'poetic' usage of 'aufgerissen' here. Judging by the phrase 'Das konstruktive Rezept ist so simpel wie schön' - this is not a jagged or split or ripped open or irregular facade.
I think the idea here is that the light superstructure is supported by pillars thus creating an expansive, elegant, airy, spacious open etc. impression - probably due to a lot of glass in between those Stützen. ;-))
The facade is virtually wrapped in glass, so to speak!
This facade is "wide open" = aufgerissen... to let in plenty of light.
My interpretation is inspired by Teresa Reinhardt's translation of "auf Stützen aufgelöst" - which also describes an elegant glass structure supported by pillars. See: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1726296
Example sentence(s):- Its strong horizontal composition together with the expansive glass facade long ago fixed its place as an architectural landmark.
- The expansive glass facade embraces the river and frames the sunset.
| Paul Cohen
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| Note from asker to answerer| thank you - this fits very well with the context here and in several other cases in the document. |
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