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Originally Posted by atbw
Looks like Dexel has a lot of grey stone cladding to get rid of!
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There's a wider achromatic trend these days. Just like how people were doing earth tones and avocado green in the 70's they're painting everything black and grey in 2019. I like these buildings more than the old seafoam green spandrel ones but I like "warmer" looking buildings more, and buildings with more details and artwork. Sleek glass and metal facades look good mostly due to novelty and contrast with other buildings.
The Quinpool proposal is replacing a McDonald's and a building covered in grey corrugated metal, and the Pepperell site was a parking lot for 20 years, so these will be a net positive even if you don't like the grey.