That is not the case everywhere, in some countries they are well designed as is the case in Denmark, I was in a short visit but I liked them and took several photos of the way they embedded solar into new ones, older ones are also classic in function and design https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotialight/4131556661 and here https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/business/energy-environme...