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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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2000
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shell. 1. Concrete structure evolved from work by
Candela,
Freyssinet,
Maillart,
Nervi,
Nowicki,
Saarinen, and
Torroja, and derived from the exemplar of an eggshell. The
stressed skin or shell operates with the frame to form a strong structural system.
2. Scallop.
3. Ornament called
coquillage in which shells and mother-of-pearl pieces are used for effect in
grottoes,
marine ornament,
nymphaea, etc.
Bibliography
J. Joedicke (1963);
Lewis & Darley (1986);
W. Papworth (1887)
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Shells.
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Shell Oil Company.
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BERNARD SHELL: SINGERS' FOUNDER.(NORFOLK COMPASS)
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Shells
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shell
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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Shell Oil Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
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