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- noun Plural form of
facade .
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Examples
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The most prominent figure on most facades is the representation of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the black Madonna, the patron saint of Mexico and the Indians.
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The most prominent figure on most facades is the representation of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the black Madonna, the patron saint of Mexico and the Indians.
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The irregular grid on the building’s facades is an expression of the forces traveling throughout its structure.
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The irregular grid on the building’s facades is an expression of the forces traveling throughout its structure.
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I think that the BAR’s ruling that keeping the facades is necessary (but not the rest of the building) is a fine middle ground.
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How many different store 'facades' can you take in before they all begin blur together as one?
"He's the biggest celebrity in the world... O-BA-MA... O-BA-MA..." Ann Althouse 2008
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The openings in the roofs and the glass facades allow for maximum natural lighting and limit electrical consumption, and they used prefab concrete slabs to reduce waste, pigment infused concrete to reduce paint use, and installed a solar heated hot water system.
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They even found safety problems such as overloaded electrical systems and compromised brick facades.
Physical Plant 2009
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In her current show she has wallpapered the gallery walls with floor to ceiling black and white images of graffiti strewn facades that recreate the grit of the urban environment.
ArtScene: Current California Exhibitions You Should See ArtScene 2010
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Green walls or vegetable facades will hug the exterior of the housing block, and in the coming months trees will begin to shoot off branches.
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