There's also a style element: ornaments will be ornaments, no matter how old or new, while minimalism will just emphasize shiny when new and mucky when not. S

There's also a style element: ornaments will be ornaments, no matter how old or new, while minimalism will just emphasize shiny when new and mucky when not. Sustainable architectural styling could be helped a lot if there was some software for approximating how a building would look after a decade or two of minimal maintenance.