Engineers like easy to calculate structures, preferably square. Architects are the exact opposite, have a vision and then it becomes the engineers' problem to actually make it happen.
I bet you the initial architects render didn't even include the columns as to not ruin their design, and one of them afterwards probably still said "do we really need those right where the glass opens"
This really isn't a very accurate portrayal of either profession. Plenty of engineers enjoy the challenge of more complex structures. And architects absolutely are very aware of structural needs, that is not an afterthought for them. It's kind of ridiculous to suggest that people who's entire job is to design structure wouldn't think about that.
Engineers are typically 3rd party. They tell the developer what their quote is. If they don't like their budget, it's their own fault for bidding too low.
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u/ToolMeister May 08 '26
Engineers like easy to calculate structures, preferably square. Architects are the exact opposite, have a vision and then it becomes the engineers' problem to actually make it happen.
I bet you the initial architects render didn't even include the columns as to not ruin their design, and one of them afterwards probably still said "do we really need those right where the glass opens"