Most of the beautiful normal buildings in Europe are quite simple in design. It isn't like Italianate design isn't particularly expensive: urban American build

Most of the beautiful normal buildings in Europe are quite simple in design. It isn't like Italianate design isn't particularly expensive: urban American buildings used to be built in that style a lot up until the 1930s. Modern urban buildings use the same materials and could easily replicate the Italianate design aesthetic. Designers just choose to build with a more boring, minimalist style.