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Facadism is the practice of retaining only the outer facade of a historic building while demolishing everything behind it. In Toronto, this approach has become increasingly common, leading to the erosion of the city's layered heritage and an increase in its carbon footprint. The result is not just a visual flattening but the flattening of stories, materials, and identities into a generic palette of steel and glass. The richness once imbibed in stone over time is erased, leavi