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The rise of 'facadism' in London

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    MimicSquid
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    Some of those (where the facade is unintegrated with the building behind) are awful, but some of them (like The Spotted Dog) are quite nice. It's not a new thing, to try to keep the historical...

    Some of those (where the facade is unintegrated with the building behind) are awful, but some of them (like The Spotted Dog) are quite nice. It's not a new thing, to try to keep the historical tone of a neighborhood while updating the stuff behind.

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    1. mieum
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      That's what I was thinking. Some of the former look like glorified dust traps.

      That's what I was thinking. Some of the former look like glorified dust traps.

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  2. Leonidas
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    After seeing a few of the stranger examples, I can't help but think this trend is kind of absurd, but it's still better than demolishing the buildings in their totality and losing that piece of...

    After seeing a few of the stranger examples, I can't help but think this trend is kind of absurd, but it's still better than demolishing the buildings in their totality and losing that piece of history altogether.

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