Designing creativeness for the USER

When architects assume an elitist stance and prioritize design process over users, our integrity suffers. Giancarlo De Carlo, in "Architecture’s Public," asserts that modern architectures has lost it true purpose and lost it credibility, resulting in cheap, subpar design. True architecture prioritizes the creation of safe, comfortable spaces for all. We fall short as architects when we exclude the users during the design process. By allowing a select few to dictate what constitutes "good architecture," we neglect architecture's true audience—the public. If the public encompasses all users of architecture, shouldn't they be included in design decisions? 

When considering this issue, my thoughts drift to the campus business center. The large staircases, both indoors and outdoors, intended to be bustling with students and serve as study spaces, remain consistently vacant. Why is this the case? Primarily, they fail to accommodate the students' needs. These spaces are uncomfortable and lack outlets, rendering them unsuitable for extended study sessions. Defining "good architecture" becomes a complex endeavor when it disregards the needs and perspectives of those it serves.