intervenir en la ciudad o a partir de ella

English translation: intervening in the city or taking inspiration from it

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Spanish term or phrase:intervenir en la ciudad o a partir de ella
English translation:intervening in the city or taking inspiration from it
Entered by: Lisa McCarthy

20:03 Jan 28, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: intervenir en la ciudad o a partir de ella
La ciudad contemporánea es un lugar heterogéneo donde se establecen y se asientan una serie de vínculos fruto de la red de relaciones entre las personas y las cosas; lugares y relaciones que se entrecruzan. El hecho de **intervenir en la ciudad o a partir de ella** implica una reinvención, un plano más que se yuxtapone a los cambios que se efectúan diariamente en el ritmo urbano. La ciudad, como analiza Nicolas Bourriaud en su celebrado ensayo Estética relacional, ‘ha permitido y generalizado la experiencia de la proximidad’ que desemboca en la ‘elaboración colectiva del sentido’.
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 17:25
intervening in the city or taking inspiration from it
Explanation:
An idea. I'm certain that 'intervene' is the correct word here (see link). The difficulty is the second part of the phrase... I'm not so happy with 'inspiration' and, to be honest, would rather remove that second part (what does it add, anyway?).
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Owen Munday
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:25
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Thank you, Owen!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2intervening in the city or taking inspiration from it
Owen Munday
4becoming involved in the city of based on it
Michael Powers (PhD)
4getting involved in the city or getting motivated by it
Refugio
4"(...The act of)...intervening in the city or from there on..."
eski
4participating in city life & starting from there,
Laurie Price


  

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becoming involved in the city of based on it


Explanation:
in this context

Both translations come as one of many possibilities from Marina Orellana's Glosario internacional del traductor

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:25
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intervening in the city or taking inspiration from it


Explanation:
An idea. I'm certain that 'intervene' is the correct word here (see link). The difficulty is the second part of the phrase... I'm not so happy with 'inspiration' and, to be honest, would rather remove that second part (what does it add, anyway?).

Example sentence(s):
  • To intervene in the city implies/supposes...
  • Intervening in the city implies/supposes...

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_intervention
Owen Munday
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:25
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Thank you, Owen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Major Patience: I actually had my doubts about using the verb -don't know why- but it comes up often in just this kind of context. Agree. :)
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  -> Thanks Kate

agree  De Novi
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getting involved in the city or getting motivated by it


Explanation:
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Note added at 56 mins (2009-01-28 21:00:01 GMT)
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This may seem like a stretch, but Esthétique relationnelle was written in French and the use of 'a partir de' seems to have a rather French flavor here.

Refugio
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"(...The act of)...intervening in the city or from there on..."


Explanation:
I believe the text alludes to an intervention (architectural, landscape or otherwise) and the relationships that result between the elements thereafter.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-28 21:29:55 GMT)
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As I read the text, "a partir de " refers to the resulting "reinvention" after the intervention has been executed.

eski
Mexico
Local time: 09:25
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participating in city life & starting from there,


Explanation:
I think this covers a few distinct nuances.
I get a clear feeling that energy is the subject, & the next phrase, "implies re-invention" -- seems to attest to that. Agree with eski -- & I'll take that a step further -- city energy creates.

Hope this helps --

Laurie Price
Mexico
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