facadism

or fa·çad·ism

[ fuh-sah-diz-uhm ]

noun
  1. the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.

Origin of facadism

1
First recorded in 1930–35; facad(e) + -ism

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