Posted Jul 13, 2024, 11:18 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Portland (part-time); warm foreign countries (part-time)
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No More Gray
I am with you about Minnesota Place and its interesting interplay of glass and metal panels. But hasn't Portland endured this proliferation of charcoal gray building exteriors long enough? It began more than a decade ago, and what was once a trend now seems like an obsession. During Portland's long gray winters, wouldn't lighter and brighter building facades be more welcome?
A couple weeks ago, an architect friend came for a visit. He commented to me that his impression of Portland is that it's a city of gray buildings. Now THAT is not a good impression.
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