The approach of painting cities was taken by mayor Edi Rama in Tirana (Albania) to aesthetically revive the "concrete jungle" style eastern bloc buildings: http

The approach of painting cities was taken by mayor Edi Rama in Tirana (Albania) to aesthetically revive the "concrete jungle" style eastern bloc buildings: http://www.vagabondjourney.com/travelogue/colorful-painted-buildings-of-tirane/ http://www.vagabondjourney.com/travelogue/colorful-painted-b... While the interior remains as depressing as ever, the response has been very positive. I imagine it has the same psychological effect of waking up to a sunny vs rainy day.