There's no seating because you're not meant to sit. A lot of public space these days is designed to be hostile for that use, so that undesirables like the homeless don't linger, but in the process it becomes hostile to everybody.
A lot of public-facing plazas are meant to be ornamental or monumental and nothing more, which is quite sad.
A lot of public-facing plazas are meant to be ornamental or monumental and nothing more, which is quite sad.