Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
formes « auto-porteuses ».
English translation:
freestanding structures/constructions/shapes
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Edna Pais
Sep 6, 2019 10:18
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French term
formes « auto-porteuses ».
French to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
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Tout au contraire, les ensembles architecturaux de Léonidov s’épanouissaient dans l’immensité d’extraordinaires visions spatiales toutes imaginées à partir de perspectives aériennes dans lesquelles l’existence des volumes n’est justifiée que par la dynamique des formes « auto-porteuses ».
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | freestanding structures/constructions/shapes |
Zerina Mignard
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| 4 +2 | self-supporting forms |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
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Zerina Mignard
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Education, Business, IT
Native in: English (Variant: Canadian) 
, Albanian
Works in: French to English, Albanian to English, English to Albanian, and 4 more.
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French term (edited):
formes « auto-porteuses »
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freestanding structures/constructions/shapes
freestanding = standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment
By using this word, you're avoiding a literal/word for word translation of "self-supporting".
See link below for use of the word "freestanding" when referring to architect Leonidov.
By using this word, you're avoiding a literal/word for word translation of "self-supporting".
See link below for use of the word "freestanding" when referring to architect Leonidov.
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2 hrs
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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self-supporting forms
some images here. Rember that most of these deisgns were on paper only, never built so he gave rein to his imagination.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMO_enIE521IE521&sxsrf...
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMO_enIE521IE521&sxsrf...
Discussion
that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the phrase. I was looking for some examples of his work and saw your entry after posting...