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Acute angle buildings

Pinemarten

Is there a codified term for buildings that are built on acute angle lots and thus are acute angled themselves? I am thinking of the Flatiron (Fuller) Building, NYC, 1902. Art deco from the early 1900s type buildings.

 
Jan 11, 13 6:02 pm
curtkram

i believe they are called 'flatiron.'  you can have a flatiron building in your neighborhood, but it isn't the flatiron building (unless the flatiron building is in your neighborhood).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building_%28disambiguation%29

Jan 12, 13 9:44 am  · 
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Pinemarten

Yes, I agree. It seems they are all being named after the comment made over 100 years ago. I wonder if the industry should codify the term or create a more apt one. 'Horizontal triangular buildings constrained by a triangular parcel?

Jan 12, 13 1:04 pm  · 
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boy in a well

oh you mean a Hotribuco-b-tripar?

I'll call marketing.

Jan 14, 13 7:54 pm  · 
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Apurimac

The word triangular comes to mind

Jan 15, 13 10:12 pm  · 
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