You can't REQUIRE beautiful things. Sure you can. At least in the United States, there are many state and local laws requiring a certain percentage of the mon

You can't REQUIRE beautiful things. Sure you can. At least in the United States, there are many state and local laws requiring a certain percentage of the money spent on building projects be dedicated to making them look good, and to putting art inside them. One example of many: https://sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/percent-for-art/ https://sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/percent... Usually it's public projects, but often it's both public and private construction.