façade
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A planning application, lodged in March, would have seen the building clad in a false façade including an advertising screen to hide building work prior to the fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
What better place to reflect on that proposition than a spot just 12 blocks south of Hunt’s apogee: the façade of the Met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The fire on Sunday 8 March, which began in a vape shop on Union Street, destroyed a Victorian building at the junction with Gordon Street, with only the façade left standing.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
“The façade was badly deteriorated, and the interior was … well, let’s say it was very lived-in,” according to their architect, Ben Bischoff.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
But his anger was a façade, easily seen through after a few minutes of talking.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
"You think of the name, the exposure, all the facade of it all."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The prosecutor's office is already investigating a criminal complaint regarding the 958,000-euro renovation of the tower's surrounding 700-metre wall, for which workers were painting a brick-effect concrete facade instead of laying brick cladding.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Upon arriving at the property, guests are greeted with lush landscaping and mature trees, which line the home’s facade.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The LP revolved around a sad clown persona, a facade to cope with her harsh internal criticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Beneath that facade, however, this brave spy took the next step toward one of the most difficult assignments of his career.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
A 2025 simulation of a densely populated neighbourhood in the French city of Lyon showed that air conditioners installed on building facades could locally raise the air temperature by 1.75C.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The fortunes of Havana's colonial buildings mirror that of the nearly seven-decade-old revolution, their peeling pastel-colored facades are symbols of the repeated crises that have rocked the island, and its surprising resilience.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
While the grounds have yet to be landscaped, the structures designed to house foster siblings together are clearly taking shape, featuring white facades, gray rooftops, and numerous windows.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Ornate Creole-style ironwork decorated the facades of buildings just like they do in the French Quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Across their facades ran enormous plates of polished gold.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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