Isn't it ironic that we can give concrete "virtually any form", and yet most new buildings are boring cubes? Old brick houses used to have a lot more ornamentat

Isn't it ironic that we can give concrete "virtually any form", and yet most new buildings are boring cubes? Old brick houses used to have a lot more ornamentation. And if you think about it, it makes sense. To ornament, simply use a differently colored brick, or turn it 45 degrees. Or give the wall a slight convex shape. You were just a lot more flexible.