facade
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In one of their legendary acts, they tagged a facade of the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
One restaurant’s facade was covered in 7-foot portraits of the U.A.E.’s rulers and dozens of Emirati flags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly named Allianz Stadium has a flatter facade smoothed with long bronze fins.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen and opened in 1962, the terminal has a dramatic, glass-walled facade with a sloping roofline that recalls a wingspan.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The twisting iron fence that surrounded it, the smooth red rock that made up the facade, the wide windows that winked in the sunlight.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Still pending are the sculpting of the south-facing Glory façade, the eventual front of the church, celebrating Christ triumphant, and the addition of a grand entrance staircase envisioned by Gaudí.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A nearby building had deep fissured in its façade.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
And the occasional cracks in what might be called her monumental façade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
On a severely damaged façade there's a sign:
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
The façade was old and exceedingly well crafted, and those who had erected it had long since died and had taken with them the memory of their achievement.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The contrast between restrained facades and secretive decoration gets to the heart of the Genoese mentality, says Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, who divides his time between his native Genoa and Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Not only that, but a lot of “Love Story” takes place behind the public facades of Kennedy and Bessette, in the offices of Calvin Klein and inside Kennedy’s Tribeca loft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Designed to blend into the historic Baroque park, they are notable for their curved ceramic facades, daylight from skylights, accessibility features, drinking fountains -- and free use.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
False Amtrak facades concealed the flaking, peeling walls.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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