Desigining for client... without meeting with client?

Architects can be criticized for their tone depth approach to design at times which isn’t necessarily an incorrect or unfair assumption. Upon our class discussion regarding the artwork done in solidarity with the students protesting, the initial question we all had in our minds was… “Well did he contact the students to see if they want to be represented in his art exhibit?” The answer was no. I find it extremely important to stand for those that can’t when you are given a platform to do so, but there is a very fine line between doing it to genuinely help or for your own self proclamation. I believe that this is something to consider in all scenarios- more than just art and design. How can we support those that need it without doing it for our own gain or as a performative action. But also how can we prove that actions are sincere? Although he spent a lengthy portion of his career designing schools and educational facilities, that doesn’t necessarily mean he is qualified for designing an exhibition based on the emotions and feelings of students enduring this situation. Maybe Giancarlo De Carlo was genuinely trying to raise awareness to the issue at hand for these students, but going about these topics in the wrong light can cause more harm than good. I don’t personally know what this man’s intent was with his art and I may never know since it was completely destroyed. ANYWAY, the moral of the story is be a good person and support those who want it and need it.