The façade ’ s perceived strength is often what leads to its downfall , as it ’ s often left to defend itself for far too long .
It begins to fail over time , and this results in a stark imbalance between façade design and façade maintenance . A focus on the design legacy can be detrimental to the building fabric , as it may be left to weather and decay with no proactive management plan in place .
There needs to be a fundamental shift towards intelligent façade maintenance ; this means developing solutions that maintain the complete building skin for its entire lifecycle - not just during the glory days that follow its grand opening .
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