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Re:Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the la... by tempestn on Friday November 06, 2015 @06:43PM (#10522800)
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/facade

The article is using definition #1. I don't think the word is meant to imply anything beyond the literal, "the front of a building".

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Re:Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the la... by tantalor on Monday November 09, 2015 @09:16AM (#10533084)
Thanks, I wasn't even aware there was another definition besides "superficial".
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