Facade
noun
The front face of a building.
The architect received compliments for the alluring facade of the building he designed.
Often appears as...
- building facade
- storefront facade
noun
False outward appearance used to hide something.
He put up a cheerful facade despite his deep suffering.
Often appears as...
- put up a facade
- break down the facade
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Disapproving
noun
The front face of a building.
The architect received compliments for the alluring facade of the building he designed.
Often appears as...
- building facade
- storefront facade
noun
False outward appearance used to hide something.
He put up a cheerful facade despite his deep suffering.
Often appears as...
- put up a facade
- break down the facade
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Focus
Often refers to the main or front entrance of a building, designed to impress.
The town hall's facade boasted grand columns and intricate stonework.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Can indicate a building's importance or heritage in a community.
The preserved facade of the old library tells a story of the city's past.
Pro Tip 3/3Aesthetic Appeal
Describes the visual appeal or design aspects of a building's exterior.
New lighting was installed to highlight the museum's elegant facade at night.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Focus
Often refers to the main or front entrance of a building, designed to impress.
The town hall's facade boasted grand columns and intricate stonework.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Can indicate a building's importance or heritage in a community.
The preserved facade of the old library tells a story of the city's past.
Pro Tip 3/3Aesthetic Appeal
Describes the visual appeal or design aspects of a building's exterior.
New lighting was installed to highlight the museum's elegant facade at night.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Focus
Often refers to the main or front entrance of a building, designed to impress.
The town hall's facade boasted grand columns and intricate stonework.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Can indicate a building's importance or heritage in a community.
The preserved facade of the old library tells a story of the city's past.
Pro Tip 3/3Aesthetic Appeal
Describes the visual appeal or design aspects of a building's exterior.
New lighting was installed to highlight the museum's elegant facade at night.
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Why glass towers are bad...
and they are choking our cities and killing off public space. We tend to think of a facade as being like makeup, a decorative layer applied at the end to a building that's effectively complete. But just because a facade is superficial doesn't mean it's not also deep. Let me give you an example
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Why great architecture...
and, in fact, it is seeking protection from the sun. We first proved that all apartments would have sufficient daylight through the year. We then went on to optimize the glazing of the facades to minimize the energy consumption of the building.
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A printable, flexible,...
It's not a big deal to add a second foil in the production process, but then the facade element contains the solar cell and can produce electricity. Besides looking nice, these integrated solar cells come along with two more important benefits.
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Bjarke Ingels: 3...
So if you go back into the parking, into the corridors, it's almost like traveling into a parallel universe from cars and colors, into this sort of south-facing urban oasis. The wood of your apartment continues outside becoming the facades.
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The new generation of...
devices the life cycle is 10 years okay then we can put these kinds of devices container move into your house through the facade change nowaday modern cities interior bodies just like using refrigerator mix with the washing
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A giant bubble for...
architects love to hate it a one redeeming feature is its lifted up off the ground and it's got this void and it's God an empty core kind of in the spirit and that facade very much corporate and federal style and around
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Venus 101 PIPE National...
Venus is known for its exceptional brightness in the night sky. But behind this facade is a world of storms and infernos unlike anywhere else in the solar system. Venus, the second planet from the sun,
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The Lost Kingdom of...
of historical more legitimate claim to the land and the water and the space it does you know but but there's a funny thing that I noticed in Cairo and that is that on the facade of the Cairo Museum
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The way we think about...
that we don't fit inside our boxes, either. And the truth is that nobody actually fits in a box, because they don't exist. This binary, this false male-female facade is something we constructed,
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Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
facade that I'm I'm actually gonna be able to be able to get out of this and I could be facing years my life death like cuckoo
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Why glass towers are bad...
and they are choking our cities and killing off public space. We tend to think of a facade as being like makeup, a decorative layer applied at the end to a building that's effectively complete. But just because a facade is superficial doesn't mean it's not also deep. Let me give you an example
Video examples
Why great architecture...
and, in fact, it is seeking protection from the sun. We first proved that all apartments would have sufficient daylight through the year. We then went on to optimize the glazing of the facades to minimize the energy consumption of the building.
Video examples
A printable, flexible,...
It's not a big deal to add a second foil in the production process, but then the facade element contains the solar cell and can produce electricity. Besides looking nice, these integrated solar cells come along with two more important benefits.
Video examples
Bjarke Ingels: 3...
So if you go back into the parking, into the corridors, it's almost like traveling into a parallel universe from cars and colors, into this sort of south-facing urban oasis. The wood of your apartment continues outside becoming the facades.
Video examples
The new generation of...
devices the life cycle is 10 years okay then we can put these kinds of devices container move into your house through the facade change nowaday modern cities interior bodies just like using refrigerator mix with the washing
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A giant bubble for...
architects love to hate it a one redeeming feature is its lifted up off the ground and it's got this void and it's God an empty core kind of in the spirit and that facade very much corporate and federal style and around
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Venus 101 PIPE National...
Venus is known for its exceptional brightness in the night sky. But behind this facade is a world of storms and infernos unlike anywhere else in the solar system. Venus, the second planet from the sun,
Video examples
The Lost Kingdom of...
of historical more legitimate claim to the land and the water and the space it does you know but but there's a funny thing that I noticed in Cairo and that is that on the facade of the Cairo Museum
Video examples
The way we think about...
that we don't fit inside our boxes, either. And the truth is that nobody actually fits in a box, because they don't exist. This binary, this false male-female facade is something we constructed,
Video examples
Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
facade that I'm I'm actually gonna be able to be able to get out of this and I could be facing years my life death like cuckoo
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Jack Canfield
American Author
When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be vulnerable. Tell it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your heart. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you.
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
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Remy Ma
American Musician
People are trying to act like they're balling all day with cars, their house, like there's no problems. I feel like a lot of people are trying to be someone they're not, and when you're just yourself, life is so much easier because you don't have to keep up this facade.
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Irving Penn
American Photographer
Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to the world... Every so often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
I start to feel like I can't maintain the facade any longer, that I may just start to show through. And I wish I knew what was wrong. Maybe something about how stupid my whole life is.
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Lionel Richie
American Musician
I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It strips away all of your facade. It makes you so honest. It's cleansing.
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Jeff Gutt
American Musician
I think the most important thing is not trying to fake anything, 'cause I think people can see right through that - they can always see through a facade.
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Nigel Barker
English Photographer
Even though photographers are only shooting the outside, beauty is more about who you are as a person - the life you lead - not your facade.
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Bryan Callen
American Actor
I've always wanted to be a brooding, deep, dark artist, but I can never keep that facade going for more than 15 minutes.
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Eva Green
French Actress
I like characters who have strong facades and then have secrets. They have cracks.
Quote examples
Jack Canfield
American Author
When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be vulnerable. Tell it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your heart. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you.
Quote examples
Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
Quote examples
Remy Ma
American Musician
People are trying to act like they're balling all day with cars, their house, like there's no problems. I feel like a lot of people are trying to be someone they're not, and when you're just yourself, life is so much easier because you don't have to keep up this facade.
Quote examples
Irving Penn
American Photographer
Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to the world... Every so often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
I start to feel like I can't maintain the facade any longer, that I may just start to show through. And I wish I knew what was wrong. Maybe something about how stupid my whole life is.
Quote examples
Lionel Richie
American Musician
I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It strips away all of your facade. It makes you so honest. It's cleansing.
Quote examples
Jeff Gutt
American Musician
I think the most important thing is not trying to fake anything, 'cause I think people can see right through that - they can always see through a facade.
Quote examples
Nigel Barker
English Photographer
Even though photographers are only shooting the outside, beauty is more about who you are as a person - the life you lead - not your facade.
Quote examples
Bryan Callen
American Actor
I've always wanted to be a brooding, deep, dark artist, but I can never keep that facade going for more than 15 minutes.
Quote examples
Eva Green
French Actress
I like characters who have strong facades and then have secrets. They have cracks.
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