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Flemish bond

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
(Arch.) See Bond, n., 8.

See also: Flemish



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On the principal facade, Sussex brick in a Flemish bond frames inlaid glazed terracotta, which recedes deeper still as a ribbed screen wall returns to form a generous sheltered porch.
However, their uniqueness--marked by Flemish bond facades and paneled windows, not to mention the mere fact that they still exist in between various modern high-rises--gives them a charm of their own.
But this is just Frampton's way of insisting on the elevated, philosophical status of his subject matter, even when he is talking about the technicalities of reinforced concrete or the difference between English bond and Flemish bond.
 
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