SoA 50th Anniversary Lecture Series: K. Michael Hays

SoA50.com // The School of Architecture's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series celebrates the vision of the SoA during its 50-year history and into the future. Throughout the year, renowned practitioners and scholars will explore historical developments in architecture since the School’s inception and examine current and future trends in the discipline as we consider the School's place in a continuously changing profession.
K. Michael Hays is Eliot Noyes Professor of Architectural Theory at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His research and scholarship have focused on the areas of European modernism and critical theory as well as on theoretical issues in contemporary architectural practice.
This lecture is sponsored in part by Rob Crane, C Design.

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i feel bad for the students who will be learning this. not only are they going to make architecture that is totally devoid of the context and site, but also a very dehumanized design. but they end up practicing with having projects that are going to be tough (sure not impossible) but nonetheless, to make into actual fruition as structures/spaces, and end up being broke into their career until such time this design "trend" picks up.
i prefer if these experiments only remain in exhibits or freaking video games, but not be built recklessly on site. because up until now, i still can not see the values that are inherent in these type of experimentation. and they still fail to answer "why"? which is important. why make it into such, apart from just experimentation. to what end and how can these be applied for the benefit of people who will be residing and experiencing these spaces. are there research to prove that this type of spaces are good for people's well-being for example, triggers dormant creative tendencies, etc?!
if so, can someone enlighten me. otherwise, this will continue to be rejected by architects and people in society.