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b_b · 3973 days ago · link · · parent · post: In Rainbow State Hawaii, Why Does Honolulu's Skyline Have All the Personality of Khaki Pants?
Not really comparing apples to apples in that BuzzFeed link. All the buildings in the really colorful cities are small wood or stucco structures--not huge sky scrapers. How much color can one inject into a concrete, steel and glass behemoth? I agree that downtown Honolulu is ugly, but almost all American cities that are West of the Mississippi are, too. But it certainly isn't color that makes Eastern cities more interesting; it's architectural detail. High rise condos are built for efficiency. Unfortunately, art is not in that equation.