The functionality of the bus shelters in the article appears to be to educate people about the wrong priorities and unappealing aesthetics of modern architectur

The functionality of the bus shelters in the article appears to be to educate people about the wrong priorities and unappealing aesthetics of modern architecture. They're doing quite well in that regard. Combining useful functionality and appealing aesthetics is a lost art nowadays. Even Apple has become mediocre at it. But modern architecture seems to strive for the exact opposite.