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MEGASTRUCTURE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Names
- Public Property
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Place du Portage, Phase III
1, record 1, English, Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20III
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Place du Portage III 2, record 1, English, Place%20du%20Portage%20III
correct, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Place du Portage, Phase III(the third of the four-stage Portage Complex) is a late modern megastructure consisting of six connected towers that vary in height... Place du Portage, Phase III includes offices and commercial spaces, a three-level underground parking garage, a transportation hub... and a hard-surfaced park... 1, record 1, English, - Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20III
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
- Propriétés publiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Place du Portage, Phase III
1, record 1, French, Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20III
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Place du Portage III 2, record 1, French, Place%20du%20Portage%20III
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Place du Portage, Phase III (la troisième des quatre phases du complexe du Portage) est une mégastructure du style moderne tardif composée de six tours reliées et de hauteur variable [...] La Place du Portage, Phase III comprend des bureaux et des espaces commerciaux, un parc de stationnement souterrain de trois étages, un pôle de transport [...] et un aménagement paysager à surface dure [...] 1, record 1, French, - Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20III
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Building Names
- Public Property
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Place du Portage, Phase IV
1, record 2, English, Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20IV
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Place du Portage IV 2, record 2, English, Place%20du%20Portage%20IV
correct, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Place du Portage, Phase IV is an imposing reinforced concrete Late Modern megastructure with High-Tech and Brutalist influences... With over a million square feet of office space it contributes significantly to the Place du Portage Complex as an office centre for the federal civil service. 1, record 2, English, - Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20IV
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
- Propriétés publiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Place du Portage, Phase IV
1, record 2, French, Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20IV
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Place du Portage IV 2, record 2, French, Place%20du%20Portage%20IV
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Place du Portage, Phase IV est une imposante mégastructure en béton armé de la fin de l'époque moderne avec des influences de l'architecture high-tech et brutaliste [...] Avec plus d'un million de pieds carrés de locaux à bureaux, elle contribue de façon significative au complexe de la Place du Portage en tant qu'ensemble de locaux à bureaux pour la fonction publique fédérale. 1, record 2, French, - Place%20du%20Portage%2C%20Phase%20IV
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-02-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Civil Engineering
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Engineering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- design-built 1, record 3, English, design%2Dbuilt
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the megastructure to which the contract related was design-built. This meant that tenders were called for, contracts were entered into with the Owner and work was commenced before all of the details of the structure or of the work involved in the various phases of construction was decided upon, such details being conceived, planned and established from the general design as the work progressed. It was established that this method of construction was fairly common nowadays for large construction projects and that the main reason for this method of construction being adopted is to enable an owner to get on with the project much sooner and save many months and sometimes years of detailed planning and designing otherwise required for very large projects before tenders could be called for. 1, record 3, English, - design%2Dbuilt
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génie civil
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Ingénierie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réalisé selon la méthode de conception-construction 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9%20selon%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20de%20conception%2Dconstruction
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réalisé selon le principe de conception-construction 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9%20selon%20le%20principe%20de%20conception%2Dconstruction
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de mégaprojets dont la conception et la construction sont placés sous une seule et même responsabilité. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9%20selon%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20de%20conception%2Dconstruction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalents proposés par le Service de traduction, Groupe SNC. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9%20selon%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20de%20conception%2Dconstruction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-06-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- megastructure
1, record 4, English, megastructure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea rifts constitute one and the same tectonic megastructure. 1, record 4, English, - megastructure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mégastructure
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9gastructure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les rifts du golfe d'Aden et de la mer Rouge constituent la même mégastructure tectonique. 2, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9gastructure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(...) la structure tectonique à l'échelle de la cartographie géologique. 3, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9gastructure
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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