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The distinctive look The distinctive look of Michael Graves’ of Michael Graves’ Portland Building, with Portland Building, with its use of a variety of its use of a variety of surface materials and surface materials and colours, small windows, colours, small windows, and inclusion of and inclusion of prominent decorative prominent decorative flourishes, was in stark flourishes, was in stark contrast to the contrast to the architectural style most architectural style most commonly used for large commonly used for large office buildings at the office buildings at the time, and made the time, and made the building an icon building an icon of postmodern of postmodern architecture. architecture.

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The brick, The brick, limestone trim, limestone trim, and strip and strip windows adhere windows adhere to the entrance, to the entrance, set off-center set off-center and broadside in and broadside in the building, is the building, is marked by a bold marked by a bold marble and gray marble and gray granite made the granite made the building an icon building an icon of postmodern of postmodern architecture. architecture.

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