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exedra [ˈɛksɪdrə ɛkˈsiː-] n 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a building, room, portico, or apse containing a continuous bench, used in ancient Greece and Rome for holding discussions 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an outdoor bench in a recess [via Latin from Greek, from hedra seat] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The road makes a T-junction at the sea-front where De Carlo has carved out an exedra as entrance, roughly centred on the vehicle roundabout. This acquisition reinforces Mincom's commitment to the global mining industry following on from the acquisition of Comlabs Systems (South Australia in 2005) and Exedra (South America in 2004). Above the glass, there is a huge cut-away silver cylinder (that Norberg-Schulz describes as an exedra - in Byggekunst 6 1994 p384) which is intended to focus light into the atrium and to act as a landmark in the city. |
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