Eye-catching scupltures of steel and glass regularly get publicity and win prestigious architectural awards. But are they good buildings? They stimulate without inspiring. They dazzle, but often don't function. And they usually leak. And, unlike pornography, people pay a great deal of money to have them: sex sells. We don't mean to single out Frank Gehry, architect for this structure, nor even the entire class of "starchitects" who dominate the public's attention. The criticism is really pointed at the starry-eyed public held in rapture, and the decision makers who consistently choose glamor over substance for the design of major buildings.