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(architecture) the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site.

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facadism

Source Word

facadism

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

uncountable

(architecture) the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site.

Japanese Meaning

再開発や改築の際、既存の建物の正面部分（ファサード）のみを保存し、その他の部分は新たな構造物に置き換える建築手法。

The museum's expansion relied on facadism, preserving the historic frontage while building a modern structure behind it.

博物館の拡張工事は旧建物の外観のみを残す手法により進められ、保存された正面の背後に近代的な建築が建てられた。

Sense（1）

(architecture) the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site.

Sense（2）