Shiny stations

I wonder if this is enough to make London dwellers feel slightly better about going to work every morning?

There's certainly a visual difference between these metro stations and most London Underground tube stations. But would you still find them attractive with several thousand commuters scurrying and jostling around? Would you spend time admiring them after stumbling off a crammed, hot, morning train smelling of stale clothes, sweat and half consumed egg breakfasts?

I love the process of art and have a lot of respect for any architectural expression that helps us feel better our workday environment. I wonder though, how others would rate design alongside safe trains with air conditioning, that run at sufficiently frequent intervals to allow seating for all passengers?

I'm frustrated that safety and service don't have art's good looks. Is that why we don't pay them as much attention?

Listening to: David Bowie, "Station to Station"
Wishing: that I could roller-skate