This isn't quite what Gould means by "spandrel", but it's close. From Wordnik.com. [A Tale of Two Games] Reference
Community is important but is, in many cases, a 'spandrel' of sorts. From Wordnik.com. [Big and Small Bear] Reference
Each culvert had a small spandrel wall at each end. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
The spandrel arch centers were each used twice and cost per M.ft. B.M. for. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Fig. 20 gives us the jointing up of a shaped spandrel to the required width. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Each spandrel is sculptured with their crest, a squirrel holding a hazel branch. From Wordnik.com. [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference
They are investigating why this particular evolutionary spandrel has proved so tenacious. From Wordnik.com. [Religion On My Mind] Reference
For the arches and spandrel walls the gravel was passed over a 2-in. mesh screen on the wagon box. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
A biological structure might be a spandrel or a by-product, or have some other non-selective history. From Wordnik.com. [Concepts of Disease and Health] Reference
The thickness of the arch is 4 ft. 8 in. at the crown and 7 ft. 2 in. where it joins the spandrel masonry. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Figure 293, shows the face form for the arch ring, spandrel wall and cornice or coping course of the Big Muddy. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Fig. 107 is a shaped spandrel, such as is fixed in the recess of a sideboard or cupboard or shop window fitment. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Figure 157 is a part sectional plan and elevation of the bridge, showing both the main and spandrel arch construction. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
The derrick was used to handle material excavated from the pier foundations and also to tear down the centers and spandrel forms. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Brick-clad columns and spandrel beams frame large, recessed storefront windows whose glazing is subdivided with elaborate mullion patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Georgetown's 'Social Safeway' is a monument to changing supermarket architecture] Reference
A pair of water nymphs are depicted in each spandrel. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
In architecture, a spandrel is simply the space between two arches. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
The spandrel carving is pierced; that is, has the ground cut right through. From Wordnik.com. [Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship] Reference
The upper one is a spandrel piece from the traceried arcading of the stalls. From Wordnik.com. [Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship] Reference
The martyrdom of St Edmund in the next spandrel is a most realistic picture. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of an English Town] Reference
The spandrel is covered with modern sculpture, as may be seen in the illustration. From Wordnik.com. [Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
"I'm afraid I don't know what a spandrel is," Christopher announced with appealing frankness. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher and the Clockmakers] Reference
At other times, in other cases and other people, serious depression is indeed but a dangerous byproduct - a spandrel. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
At Balcomie Castle, Fifeshire, a small dial is singularly placed in the arch spandrel of a fine gateway leading into the courtyard. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Sun-Dials] Reference
The program will focus on the history of the Wil-Cox Bridge and preservation of similar open spandrel arch bridges across the country. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC] Reference
A spandrel between them, which is covered with modern sculpture. From Wordnik.com. [Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
4-in. spandrel walls; there were 1,000 cu.yds. of concrete in the arches and 600 cu.yds. in the piers. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Outer forms for spandrel walls 4,000. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Inner forms for spandrel walls 4,000. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Melrose, with a peculiarly graceful spandrel. From Wordnik.com. [Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2] Reference
See the spandrel here.). From Wordnik.com. [WSBTV.com - Local News] Reference
8. architecture spandrel. From Wordnik.com. [Lady on telephone] Reference
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