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ARCHITECTURE JARDIN [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- garden architecture
1, record 1, English, garden%20architecture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The worked stone bridge on the east side of the Shokintel has a length of about 5.96 meter, width of about 0.70 meters and thickness of about 0.36 meters. When its architectural structure is considered, the stone bridge might appear to be a straight line that is somewhat too strong for a guiding path to a tea garden which should be very natural. Actually, without being at all unnatural, it harmonizes well with spatial composition of the garden architecture. 2, record 1, English, - garden%20architecture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the garden architecture of Katsura Rikyu, the main building of the Shokintei and its enclosure have an important significance, just as in the case of the Shoin. It can be said that the character of Katsura Rikyu's entire garden is represented in the structural design of this building and its garden. 3, record 1, English, - garden%20architecture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- architecture des jardins
1, record 1, French, architecture%20des%20jardins
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- architecture de jardin 2, record 1, French, architecture%20de%20jardin
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue différentes architectures de jardin : le jardin à l’anglaise : s’inspire des jardins orientaux dits paysagés; dans ce jardin, on trouve de grandes surfaces engazonnées sur un terrain vallonné où coulent parfois des petits cours d’eau; des bouquets d’arbres arrêtent l’œil; des trouées dans les massifs laissent échapper quelques perspectives; le jardin à l’italienne : jardin en terrasses garnies de balustrades, de perrons, de sculptures, de fontaines; des places ombragées permettent de se reposer de l’ardeur du soleil; [...] les fleurs prennent une place peu importante mais l’eau et le feuillage des arbustes persistants assurent à ce jardin raffinement et élégance; le jardin à la française : ici tout est symétrique; la végétation est basse, groupée en parterres, terrasses; des petites bordures de buis encadrent des scènes florales parfaites, géométriques ou légumières [...] 2, record 1, French, - architecture%20des%20jardins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’architecture des jardins recèle un écueil particulier qui rompt, sur le terrain, les proportions données au dessin. Ce sont les déformations de la perspective avec lesquelles il faut parfois tricher. 1, record 1, French, - architecture%20des%20jardins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «architecture» s’entend ici au sens concret du terme, soit forme, composition, style. 3, record 1, French, - architecture%20des%20jardins
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
- Horticulture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sunken garden
1, record 2, English, sunken%20garden
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A garden or part of it situated at a lower level than its immediate surroundings. 2, record 2, English, - sunken%20garden
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
- Horticulture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jardin enterré
1, record 2, French, jardin%20enterr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jardin encaissé 1, record 2, French, jardin%20encaiss%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- jardin en contrebas 2, record 2, French, jardin%20en%20contrebas
correct, masculine noun
- jardin creux 3, record 2, French, jardin%20creux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ainsi le boulingrin, ou jardin creux, produit l’impression d’un agrandissement par rapport à la surface plane. 4, record 2, French, - jardin%20enterr%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ouvert depuis décembre 1996, ce bâtiment, dû à l'architecte Dominique Perrault, symbolise la rencontre de la culture-avec ses quatre tours, comme des livres ouverts-et de la nature, avec le jardin en contrebas sur lequel donnent les salles de lecture. Une symbolique qui se retrouve dans la présence discrète du bois, qui adoucit l'architecture fonctionnelle, voire high-tech des petits immeubles de bord Seine. 5, record 2, French, - jardin%20enterr%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hard landscape
1, record 3, English, hard%20landscape
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
All the nonliving elements used in landscape architecture such as walls, benches, structures, stones, bricks, etc. 2, record 3, English, - hard%20landscape
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The company has an award winning reputation for innovative masterplanning, environmental assessment, hard and soft landscape design, construction and management. 1, record 3, English, - hard%20landscape
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- parties construites du jardin
1, record 3, French, parties%20construites%20du%20jardin
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- éléments d’architecture de jardin 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20d%26rsquo%3Barchitecture%20de%20jardin
correct, masculine noun, plural
- éléments construits 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20construits
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les éléments d’architecture de jardin(dallage, escalier, muret, terrasses, etc.) s’inspireront [...] de l'architecture régionale, non tellement dans les formes [...], mais en ce qui concerne le choix des matériaux. 1, record 3, French, - parties%20construites%20du%20jardin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] quelques remarques seront [...] consacrées à certains éléments construits, tels que pergolas, tonnelles, abris, treillages. 1, record 3, French, - parties%20construites%20du%20jardin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Il faut dire un mot aussi des éléments tels que petits ponts, tables ou bancs [...] Tous ces éléments construits peuvent [...] contribuer à rendre le jardin habitable [...] 1, record 3, French, - parties%20construites%20du%20jardin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-02-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sky garden 1, record 4, English, sky%20garden
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On every level, one of the building's triangular sections is open as part of a "sky garden". This design offers workers in the remaining two sections to have an office either facing the city or facing each floor's atrium and garden space. 2, record 4, English, - sky%20garden
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- toit jardin
1, record 4, French, toit%20jardin
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Héritier des réflexions de F. Perret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) déclarait dès 1927 à propos des «toits-terrasses» : «au lieu de perdre son terrain en y construisant sa maison, on le double». Auteur d’une «théorie du toit jardin», il fut le plus radical d’un groupe d’architectes utilisant la toiture-terrasse de façon plus ou moins manifeste dans les années 1925-1935. 1, record 4, French, - toit%20jardin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
toit jardin : équivalent confirmé par le Doyen de la Faculté d’architecture de l'Université de Montréal-et par l'Ordre des architectes du Québec. 2, record 4, French, - toit%20jardin
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-06-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- garden setting
1, record 5, English, garden%20setting
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A picture window, replacing the rear wall, adds spaciousness to a garden setting in New York City. 1, record 5, English, - garden%20setting
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- aménagement des jardins
1, record 5, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20des%20jardins
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- aménagement de jardin 2, record 5, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20de%20jardin
correct, masculine noun
- aménagement d’un jardin 2, record 5, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20jardin
correct, masculine noun
- aménagement du jardin 3, record 5, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20du%20jardin
correct, masculine noun
- établissement du jardin 2, record 5, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20du%20jardin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aménagement du jardin fait appel à la fois à l'architecture pour la construction des murets et des escaliers ainsi que pour l'établissement des plans d’eau et des allées, et à la science horticole pour le choix des plantes, les techniques de plantation, de formation et d’entretien des végétaux. 4, record 5, French, - am%C3%A9nagement%20des%20jardins
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-05-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- picturesque garden
1, record 6, English, picturesque%20garden
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... in landscape design, a romantic man-made garden which gives an impression of untrammelled Nature while incorporating a judicious assembly of appropriately "rural" buildings. 1, record 6, English, - picturesque%20garden
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- jardin pittoresque
1, record 6, French, jardin%20pittoresque
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) le jardin pittoresque tel qu'il apparut en Angleterre vers 1720,(...) fut une création originale, rompant de façon décisive avec le jardin à la française. Jusque-là serviteur de l'architecture, le jardin s’en libérerait alors complètement, et même deviendrait pour elle un dangereux rival. A la symétrie, nous dit-on, succède la dissymétrie systématique, aux compositions ordonnées, le désordre, à la tyrannie des tailles sévères, la liberté, aux bassins et aux canaux de forme géométrique, les rivières volontairement sinueuses, les Serpentines, comme on les appela, aux terrasses et aux plans, des pentes capricieuses, des collines, des rocailles, et non plus les laborieux nymphées à l'italienne, qui dissimulent gauchement le mortier. 2, record 6, French, - jardin%20pittoresque
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-05-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- garden structure
1, record 7, English, garden%20structure
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Structural integrants of garden and landscape include structures closely related to the earth, enclosure structures, shelter structures, engineering structures, and special buildings. 1, record 7, English, - garden%20structure
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- construction de jardin
1, record 7, French, construction%20de%20jardin
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les constructions. La période romantique a mis à la mode les constructions de jardins(...) Ces éléments d’architecture, dans les réalisations d’époque, figurent en bonne place et comme points attractifs du jardin dont ils sont l'armature et dont ils caractérisent le style.(...) Les temples(...) les ponts, les grottes, les pavillons ont orné les jardins avec le plus grand souci de recherches et de variété;(...) 1, record 7, French, - construction%20de%20jardin
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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