Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 14, 2012 13:43
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German term
Canada
Hauptspange
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Description of a building
Das Gebäude hat ein Flachdach, das im Bereich der Hauptspange mit begehbarem Plattenbelag, Kiesschüttung, darunterliegenden Schutzmatten und Bitumendachbahnen ausgestattet ist.
I also looked up "Spange" but there does not seem to be anything suitable there either.
I also looked up "Spange" but there does not seem to be anything suitable there either.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | main block, central area |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 | linear shaped main volume/block |
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main block, central area
Take this as an educated (?) guess; it is based on the following (Austrian) site:
http://www.architekturwettbewerb.at/data/media/med_binary/or...
If you search for "Hauptspange", it appears more than once, and either "main block" or main area (of a block) looks as if it will fit your context nicely.
Incidentally, an older synonym for "Spange" was "Riegel"...
http://www.architekturwettbewerb.at/data/media/med_binary/or...
If you search for "Hauptspange", it appears more than once, and either "main block" or main area (of a block) looks as if it will fit your context nicely.
Incidentally, an older synonym for "Spange" was "Riegel"...
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