Facade definitions through architectural transitions

The definition of the architectural term “façade” will be addressed in this article, as a relatively new term and not very much explored in the vocabulary of architecture definitions. With globalization, homogenization of the environment, all places seem to look alike. We are losing to a great extent the beauty and richness of this of cultural expression through the architectural façade. Within the sections that follow, the architectural façade will be examined and defined as a term, as an architectural concept, and as an architectural element. The alterations of the facade as an architectural element will be described in this article. The methodology applied to describe these concepts is based on the description and analysis of some emblematic architectural objects in the international architectural field