How can art assist in developing our built environ-ment? œis study aims to answer this question byexploring the possibilities of creating a replica-ble system wherein character coherence, both inthe realms of creative ornamentation and subtleabstraction, can be utilized to stem a propensitytowards disoriented urban character aspirations.Initial findings point towards the need to study thesymbols and imagery imbedded within the crea-tions of visual artists, suggesting that without sen-sitive study of the underlying meanings and sug-gestions which these artistic creations are meantto convey, though physically scattered around us,our true identity shall continue to be hidden fromplain sight.