Facadism, façadism, or façadomy [1] is the architectural and construction practice where the facade of a building is designed or constructed separately from the rest of a building, or when only the facade of a building is preserved with new buildings erected behind or around it.

Dec 5, 2019 · Facadism, the act of building a new structure behind an old facade, sounds trivial, or altruistic. However, it presents deep financial and architectural issues.

Facadism in its most commonly understood sense involves retaining the facade of a (usually historic) building that is deemed to have some architectural or other cultural value and building afresh behind it.

Mar 12, 2020 · Here are six examples of facadism involving a mix of uses across the country. Facadism is a practice where the facade of a structure is preserved with a new building constructed around or behind it.

Nov 15, 2019 · Among the many urban phenomena within walking distance of GA's stretch of London are multiple examples of a peculiar architectural occurrence: What GA calls "facadism – the unfortunate practice of destroying everything apart from the front wall and constructing a new building behind it."

Architectural façadism is the practice of preserving a structure’s façade, or face, while constructing a new building behind it. It is a method that compromises between complete building renovation and restoration. Façadism is also a technique frequently used in adaptive reuse.

May 27, 2021 · It then illustrates how four different forms of façadism (façade retention; refronting existing buildings; functional upgrading through façade intervention; and the creation of a coherent streetscape) are implemented in contemporary architectural practice.

Facadism, façadism, or façadomy is the architectural and construction practice where the facade of a building is designed or constructed separately from the rest of a building, or when only the facade of a building is preserved with new buildings erected behind or around it.

Mar 12, 2020 · Facadism is a practice where the facade of a structure is preserved with a new building constructed around or behind it. During the latter half of the 20th century, facadism has been used as a type of compromise solution between developers seeking higher densities and preservationist desiring to preserve a community's historic sense of place ...

Apr 25, 2016 · Facadism is a critical concept for evaluating projects that rehabilitate, renovate, or redevelop historic structures—but it's often considered too esoteric for conversation. It's time we all got on the same page.