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Those maintenance costs are likely a big part of what made bright colors such an effective status display when the buildings were new.

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Then again, if lack or ornamentation, texture and detail make us think powerful and impressive, why are the boring, smooth, glass office building of recent years not aging gracefully and growing in popularity. Even in interior decorating, neutral colors look rich and lots of bright color is considered young and garish and relegated to the children's bedrooms.

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