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Originally Posted by NYC2ATX
I honestly would love to see some more brown and earth tones to echo the oldest modern skyscrapers extant in downtown Austin today. 100 and 111 Congress, One American, and even the Ashton are great examples. Something is needed at this point to give back some texture and keep Austin from being totally given over to Vancouverization. Interestingly enough, there's dialogue lately of getting away from glass facades finally, to both improve energy efficiency and stop killing birds, among other things.
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This is what I like about the North Shore building - it has brick going all the way up and the glass isn't typical reflective blue - it's less reflective and comes off as more brownish/blackish.
I hope we start bringing brick and stone to our towers like the ones from the 80's - maybe minus the pink glass
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