^^ Our very own IBM punchcard, the Weese jail on Van Buren, looks fine today; the random portion is limited and confined within a broader orderly pattern. So as I suggested, if carried out with a light touch, or adhering to some abstracted "evident orderliness" (say, 235 W Van Buren), I think designs can find some degree of success. But carry it too far and you're right; I think the exciting
830 N Milwaukee being discussed right now in General Developments makes me a bit queasy with its random widths, despite it being fantastic otherwise.