They protest that his ideas favor a Classical style, which misrepresents the Prince's views. He has noticed the features that connect traditional buildings of all ages and cultures to human beings, and has codified them. Furthermore, he sees that contemporary buildings lack those features, sometimes as an oversight, but most often by design. The fact that the Ten Principles are satisfied by many traditional buildings does not preclude them from being used to help design totally new buildings. It is just that very few buildings have been built in our times that give the same pleasure as traditional buildings.
Contemporary architecture works against psychological pleasure and comfort.
There is a serious obstacle in communicating this to those who are in the best position to change it. All of these concepts are largely superficial. The training of architects does not include learning any analytical methods, although this was never so until late in this century. That is the reason why architects today have such a hard time conceptualizing structures in terms of their underlying organizational principles. At present, trying to discuss architectural laws with architects inevitably leads to controversy.