Facadism

//fəˈsɑːd.ɪzəm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site. uncountable

    "The Construction of new buildings behind historic facades, better know as facade retention or ‘facadism’, is a unique phase in the history of architecture."

  2. 2
    a method where the facade is designed and/or constructed independently of the remainder of the rest of the building. uncountable

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"The Construction of new buildings behind historic facades, better know as facade retention or ‘facadism’, is a unique phase in the history of architecture."

Etymology

* facade + -ism

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