English Explanatory Dictionary

facadism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site.
  2. a method where the facade is designed and/or constructed independently of the remainder of the rest of the building.

Pronunciation

/fəˈsɑːd.ɪzəm/ /fəˈsɑːd.ɪzm̩/

Word forms

facadism façadism

Etymology

* facade + -ism

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