I understand that you (Eternity) are in Atlanta - while our recent Realneo Breuer preservation effort was here in Cleveland, Ohio.  So it is pretty cool that our interests are convening here on the internet. 

The Cleveland Ameritrust Tower designed by Breuer has a "window" similar to those in your photo.

What is the Bauhaus message which the "window" wishes to convey?

The Atlanta Breuer also has the matched stripe in the stone panels = like marquetry - this required precise quarry rockblock sawing and placement. 

Attention to detail...

We don't see that today.

Jeff,

Right.  Attention to architectural detail does seem less evident in much of today's building style(s).  Of course too, one has to remember that a collective firm -- contracting company -- with "balanced" tastes is not the same as, having at the helm, a purpose driven vision coming from a single mind; a disciplined genius like Breuer or Wright or Hadid or Gropius, etc.

The alchemy and dynamism of a town is conveyed through it shared civic values, and its property.  Then there's the historical elements -- roots -- tying it all together; the good, bad, ugly.  There's no overlooking whatever economic factors, and as much as we may try, race always plays some part, even if its just the issue of gentrification -- not to mention classism.

Still, what always comes back to my mind is the general lack of cultural maturation.  Americans are too thin skinned when it comes to critical self-analysis and mirroring, and because of this (at least in part) we often fail when it comes to maximizing value placement on real wealth retention.  And I'm not talking about the ever-changing stock market or Walmart.  I'm talking about things that hold intrinsic wealth; embodied conceptualization -- realizations -- that may galvanize, but also challenge, unify and invigorate.