The word is a loanword from the French façade, which in turn comes from the Italian facciata, from faccia meaning 'face', ultimately from post-classical Latin facia. The earliest usage recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is … See more

It was quite common in the Georgian period for existing houses in English towns to be given a fashionable new façade. For example, in the city of See more

On a film set and within most themed attractions, many of the buildings are only façade, which are far cheaper than actual buildings, and not … See more

• Poole, Thomas (1909). "Façade" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company. … See more

In modern high-rise building, the exterior walls are often suspended from the concrete floor slabs. Examples include curtain walls and … See more

• Curtain wall (architecture)
• Double-skin façade
• Façadism
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