The Roadrunner bench stunt was obviously a bit of self-promotion but it wasn’t only that. The two buildings we picked are the highest-profile new buildings in Denver and they were both designed by international architects, not by any of the many talented local firms. Plus, the MCA, an institution with a mission to support and champion new art, chose 50-year-old Bertoia and Saarinen pieces for their cafe. Denver’s got plenty of local firms cranking out good design in all fields and we thought that installing some unauthorized local benches would be an interesting comment on the relative lack of Denver in the new DAM and the new MCA Denver. Plus it was seriously fun.