Must have been for students or the like. It seems like over the history of time that designers have gone out of their way to make students uncomfortable.
I would like to think it was someone who was hard up for cash to feed their large starving family. But no, it was probably hoodlums looking for some quick cash instead of getting a regular job.
In reference to all the "Andrews, Jasons, and Biggs out there:
People tend to perform these type of acts in order to make themselves feel important and "big". This can either be in private or in a group in order to fit in. All are attempts to feed their ego and to abate their own insecurities. These type of activities however only lead to a short-lived "high". These particular type of actions rarely lead to the gaining of any actual respect that matters. I for one don't care how good of a person you appear to be otherwise. Apparently you are not as you do not see what is wrong with this vandalism. I hope you have gotten the little bit of attention here that you obviously can't get any other way. You certainly didn't gain any respect here.
I have respect for Motts as he expresses himself and gains attention and respect without breaking and destroying things. He leaves things as they were and yet still has managed to make his mark on the world with his wonderful pieces of photography.
I seem to remember an old old old silent movie portraying the future where all of the workers worked and lived underground and the elite classes lived above ground and partied and stuff. This picture reminds me of this. It was kind of a spooky film especially when the underground started to flood. This could be "after the flood".
Could you see the Engineers who designed this one:
Engineer # 1: "Let's put these gauges over here to the side so no one hits their head on them"
Engineer # 2: "Yeah, but if we put them here they look like hooters!"
<Insane Engineer laughter>
Engineer # 1: "Do you think anyone will ever notice?"