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German to English Architecture Translation Glossary

German term		English translation
Ortsfindung		based on the surrounding landscape

Palettenparksystem		pallet parking system

Parallelfaltenstil		parallel-fold style

parkähnliche Anlagen		park-style gardens

Parkpflegewerk		park maintenance program

Parteienstellung erlangen		become recognized as a party

Parzellenzuschnitt		parcelling, division of land, subdivision

Pausenzone		break-out zone / rest area / staff lounge

Pfettenkopf		purlin end

Pflichtenheft		functional specifications

Planmutung		design wisdom

Plastik		sculptural profile

plastisches Gestalten		3D model construction

Plateau		level

Platte		panel	Helen Shiner
Entered by: Helen Shiner
Platte		slab

Plattenstreifen		tiled paths

Platzlgewölbe		Domical vaults/Bohemian Caps

Polderbauwerk		polder dike

Polierplanung		site plan used in construction

Prallscheibe		reveal trim; protective plate (apron, curtain, blinds)

Pressenkeller		press basement

Prinzipalstücke		main elements in a church building

punktförmige Lichtquellen		spotlights

Putzfasche		plaster border

Putzwand (arch.)		plastered wall (arch.)

Quader		Cubic block

Quartiersplatz		community square

Querflurhaus		House with transverse hallway (or corridor)	Klaus Petzel
Entered by: Klaus Petzel
Querspange		transverse block	Arne Marko
Entered by: Arne Marko
Quersturz		transverse lintel

Raffdach		retractable roof

Rahmenfenster		casement window

Ranksystem zur einfachen Montage		prefabricated trellis for simple mounting

Rasenpflaster		Grass pavers

Raum- und Funktionsprofil		spatial and functional profile

Raum- und Landesplanung		open space and land(-)use planning

raumbildend		spatial partitioning

raumbildender Ausbau		space creating enlargements

Raumbuch		room book

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