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a compenetrazione della semisfera nello spazio dell'aula.

English translation: the penetration of the hemisphere in the area/space of the hall

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Italian term or phrase:a compenetrazione della semisfera nello spazio dell'aula.
English translation:the penetration of the hemisphere in the area/space of the hall
Entered by: Irene Argenti

16:40 May 25, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: a compenetrazione della semisfera nello spazio dell'aula.
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I'm afraid I'm totally out of my depth here. Can anyone help with the phrase above?

Context: description of the architecture of Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul.
L'evoluzione di questo dispositivo consiste nella progressiva erosione degli spigoli della piattaforma cubica su cui "giace" la cupola giustinianea.
Questa sperimentazione procede secondo due direttrici: da un lato l'emersione dei grandi pennacchi di trapasso dal rettangolo/quadrato al cerchio; dall'altro XXX la compenetrazione della semisfera nello spazio dell'aula XXX. Questa delicata operazione rischia di portare la cupola troppo in basso con un effetto di schiacciamento dello spazio
manducci
Local time: 10:34
the penetration of the hemisphere in the area/space of the hall
Explanation:
solo un tentativo
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Irene Argenti
Italy
Local time: 10:34
Grading comment
Thanks, Irene. Thanks too to the others for their comments and suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1the penetration of the hemisphere in the area/space of the hall
Irene Argenti
2the compression of the space between/separating the hemisphere and the hall
Raffaella Panigada


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the penetration of the hemisphere in the area/space of the hall


Explanation:
solo un tentativo

Irene Argenti
Italy
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Irene. Thanks too to the others for their comments and suggestions.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, I appreciate your contribution but am looking for a more explanatory solution rather than literal translation. What does the writer mean exactly? It's not clear to me - especially as this (if I have understood correctly) is one of two 'experiments'... I'm lost!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: "into", not "in". And Manducci - I think a literal translation works fine.
37 mins
  -> Grazie!
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
the compression of the space between/separating the hemisphere and the hall


Explanation:
Hi, if you are looking for an "explanatory" translation, this might spark some ideas. The space between the two is compressed and the hemisphere ends up "invading" the volume of the hall. HTH

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
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3 Mar 2003 ... Realizing the architect's vision of a library made up of floating .... The slow compression of the space -- as the ceiling dips toward the ...
www.djc.com/news/co/11142519.html?action...id...

Project - Urban Club in New York - Architizer - Empowering ...
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13 Nov 2009 ... In close observation of the baroque architecture, the team aimed to ... with such ornamentation and geometric compression of the space. ...
www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/view/...in.../1121/ - Copia cache

SGAE Central Office in Santiago de Compostela
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Walking through it, the user experiences the compression of the space in the centre, where the main entrance to ... More projects in Architecture of Spain ...
en.blog.urbarama.com/.../sgae-central-office-in-santiago-de-compostela



Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
Local time: 10:34
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
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