The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.
Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. Im not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place.
All clients think that they are architects.
I remember, as a young architect, people always talked about I. M. Pei's concrete. He had a particular specification no one else knew.