facadectomy
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun edit
facadectomy (plural facadectomies)
- (architecture) The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.
- (architecture) The removal and replacement of a building's facade.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:facadectomy.