It's a very basic and simple architecture so it looks ok. What's in London is a different thing. Buildings there are much more exquisite and what's being built behind is much more uglier.
BS. Regulation can do whatever it wants. Facadism is not a best practice, and the result proves that. Doing what's done on most of those photos is a pure crime against the culture, heritage and architecture. Old and ancient buildings should be preserved. If you wan to build yet another gray box then build it somewhere else. There's enough place around city.