History, allegory and legend, with all of their symbolic accouterments, received confident aesthetic expression in murals, friezes, carvings and embellishments.
But the Uber offices themselves have the usual Silicon Valley accouterments as I walk with Mr. Kalanick to a cluttered conference room, we pass a game room with a Foosball table, a Pepsi-stocked fridge and two tapped beer kegs.