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All that it takes is to travel to Mexico to understand this is wrong.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Y5ULj_0l3o/UrYr0ys5RTI/AAAAAAAACo...

This kind of architecture works it just requires a kind of unity and dedication to a common ideal that we no longer have.

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I think it's hideous and I wouldn't want to live there. There's nothing "wrong" (nor "right") about the idea that lots of bold colors will tend to clash and be unpleasant. It's just subjective and different people hold different opinions about it.

> I think it's hideous and I wouldn't want to live there.

This is really no different from "beautful colorful houses in the Nordics" someone gushed about in another comment.

You need consistency and care. If you have that, suddenly you are a "tourist destination", "cozy place to live" etc.

Bold colors don’t clash. Clashing colors clash. You can dislike bright colors all you want but you can’t change color theory.

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