I want to improve on your metaphor-- I think that architects/construction crew is a bad one. Architects design on a house, but they also are very aware of the e

I want to improve on your metaphor-- I think that architects/construction crew is a bad one. Architects design on a house, but they also are very aware of the engineering constraints of how a building will stand, resist earthquakes, and generally is structurally sound. They learn how to do it in school, but when they work they tend to just use cheat sheets they get from wood & concrete suppliers. (source: my uncle is an architect) In my previous career in structural engineering drafting (possibly different in other countries), architects that understood that stuff were by no means the majority. I observed plenty of heated arguments between Architects and Engineers over seismic bracing requirements getting in the way of having windows everywhere, and even a few over basic understanding of gravity ie somehow expecting windows around corners being able to hold the roof up. Of course, the architects that did appreciate this stuff were highly respected by the engineers. I think the divergence stemmed from having two architecture schools in the country - one started off with a Building Science degree that dove-tailed into an Architecture degree, while the other larger school was very 'design' focussed and IM(unfair?)O seemed to churn out glorified interior decorators. Things might be different now though - I've been in tech for nearly 20yrs now.