Bank of America Center, the current name for a 26-story office tower at 515 Congress Avenue, might be best described as "austere." Completed in 1975 as the Austin National Bank Tower, the building's dark, monolithic appearance helps you decide whether you love it or hate it pretty quick.
But compared to the tower's heyday of the 1970s, we enlightened folk live in a golden age of activated streetscapes and walkable cities -- no . . .