# facadism

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈsɑːd.ɪzəm/

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
* facade + -ism

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/facadism