Historic preservation

Finding Art in Architecture

Art is everywhere, not just in museums, often in the architecture of well-preserved towns–where their sense of place honors their architectural past.

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Facadism Rarely Satisfies Anyone

Take it from Wikipedia: “Façadism (or Façadomy[1]) is the practice of demolishing a building but leaving its facade intact for the purposes of building new structures in it or around it.” “While there are aesthetic and historical reasons for preserving building facades, the practice of facadism is often seen as a compromise between property developers who need to develop properties for modern uses […]

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