Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
riqualificazione di aree urbane
English translation:
urban redevelopment
Added to glossary by
Vanita Ajgarni
May 16, 2002 09:49
22 yrs ago
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Italian term
riqualificazione di aree urbane
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Il concetto di "total design" della sua ricerca progettuale - dall'oggetto di uso quotidiano alla riqualificazione di aree urbane con incursioni nei territori delle arti applicate e dell'arte, come i suoi originali acquerelli - sara` invece il tema dell'antologica al Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, dal 20/8 to 12/1/2003. riqualificazione = redefining/ requalification? Thanks!
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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redevelopment
Requalification sounds a bit too..Italian.:-) (First google hits are italian sites)
Urban Redevelopment is correct.
The concept that this passage is referring to is that the designer should be able to design everything, "dal cucchiaio alla citta'", a famous saying but I don't remember who said it...
Urban Redevelopment is correct.
The concept that this passage is referring to is that the designer should be able to design everything, "dal cucchiaio alla citta'", a famous saying but I don't remember who said it...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
1 min
Arthur Borges
China
China
China
Non-ethnocentric, Concise & Punctual
Works in: English, Swedish to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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88
rezoning
from "to zone"
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Note added at 2002-05-16 11:16:43 (GMT)
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Maureen has a point below and I find her suggestion just as good (and I\'ll just squeeze in a smile of thanx to Antonella for moral support, if I may).
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Note added at 2002-05-16 11:16:43 (GMT)
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Maureen has a point below and I find her suggestion just as good (and I\'ll just squeeze in a smile of thanx to Antonella for moral support, if I may).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Antonella Andreella (X)
30 mins
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| disagree |
Maureen Young
: I belive this is talking about a designer and his interventions for beautifying the city, not an urban planner.
44 mins
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| neutral |
Anthony Green
: Is "rezoning" a particular transatlantic term? I've not heard it used in Britain, though that's not to say it isn't used!
6 hrs
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Yes, it's US English.
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+1
13 mins
requalification of urban areas/urban requalification
prior experience with similar texts
Reference:
http://www.iclei.org/egpis/egpc-148.html
http://www.odyssey.ursus.maine.edu/contents/proceedings/egis92.html
+2
15 mins
Anthony Green
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
for beautiful and accurate texts
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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725
urban renewal
What we're talking about here is a generic concept, if I'm not mistaken, so this term might work for you, with 90,000 Google hits
16 mins
Valeria Maria Tafel
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
>30 years translating
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to Italian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
225
improvement - upgrading
Io credo che sia da intendersi più in senso qualitativo, date anche le "incursioni nell'arte..." , quindi penso che te la potresti cavare benissimo con improve/upgrade o, al limite, re-organize, add value... things like that!
3 days 22 hrs
requalification/redevelopment
I agree, in this case redevelopment is better. However, past experience with a large environmental company has taught me that, in fact, requalification is accepted "jargon" for this field. I initially translated riqualificazione as redevelopment and was sharply rebuked. The client (American) explained that requalification is not merely redevelopment, it involves "much, much more". I've had it tattooed onto the inside of my forehead ever since...
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