I like it. We need more people asking, &quot;why can&#x27;t &lt;functional element&gt; also be art?&quot; Old-world cities have an embarrassment of riches in this area (this starkly contrasts with American cities), to the advantage and well-being of their citizenry. And they got that way because people asked <i>that</i> question.<p>Most people never ask, or worse knee-jerk assume that any &quot;impure&quot; design must have some huge hidden downside.