Saving a Facade is Not Historic Preservation - Hidden City Philadelphia

The utilitarian, but elegant Art Deco facade of 1900 Chestnut was retained and a new Target store was inserted behind it, part of the same mixed-use residential project as The Boyd. The building was constructed in 1935 for Raymond Pace Alexander, on… — The utilitarian, but elegant Art Deco facade of 1900 Chestnut was retained and a new Target store was inserted behind it, part of the same mixed-use residential project as The Boyd. The building was constructed in 1935 for Raymond Pace Alexander, one of the city’s earliest African American lawyers. The building was listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places for its aesthetic contribution to the streetscape. | Photo: Michael Bixler

"Facadism may occasionally work as an urban design tactic, but, please, do not call it preservation."

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I personally prefer the term "Facadectomy". Truly egregious examples could be termed "Facadomy".