Architecture at large scale is built by the rich, it's the product of their minds. They could decorate it any way they want, but they choose not to, as it "does

Architecture at large scale is built by the rich, it's the product of their minds. They could decorate it any way they want, but they choose not to, as it "doesn't add value", "it's not efficient" and "it's not productive". Architecture shows what their minds look like: machine-like, ugly in their raw efficiency. The common folk still decorate their houses and front yards if they have one. It's still unheard of to live in a grey cube with concrete slabs instead of the lawn and flowers. This slow shift in architecture style also means an eclipse of the ability of humanity to perceive beauty in general. The eclipse is temporary, but it lasts for centuries and we are yet to see its darkest moment. All this talk about productivity and efficiency is another face of this eclipse.