(BTW, from the beginning I want to say sorry, I’m just a teenager, and I don’t want to mock, or offend anyone with this post, I’m sorry if this post was a little bit aggresive, and i’m also sorry that I didn’t do research before posting this post, I respect architects, and I find architecture to be interesting)
So, first of all, architects study many years, and they study things like math, and science, and architecture is considered to be an art by many people, So, what kind of creativity, and knowledge of sciences does building a rectangle(cube) need?
Like, how, architecture can be related to creativity, and now i’m not talking about rectangles, and cubes, i’m talking about building that are usually considered to be an art, like creating a crappy sketch of a strange curvy thing, or round thing, or big thing, or maybe thing with a lot of cubes is considered to be creative, and architects aren’t engineering who will blow their minds out to comprehend how to build that thing, and as i know architects have nothing to do with things like colors, plumbing, air systems, electricity systems, ceiling design, furniture, materials, and etc of a building.
Like they don’t go there and say “this room will be blue, this room will be red, and that room will be yellow, electricity system will be like that, air system will be like that, sofas, and chair will be like that, doors, and stair will be like that, colors will be like that, chandeliers will be like that, toilets, and tiles will be like that, carpets, and curtains will be like that” and etc, they don’t do it(as i know, or is it the opposite, and architect is the one who does all of that?)
and so if everything thing is like that, then why do architects study so many years, and they study things like math, and science, and architecture is considered to be a creative thing(art) and is considered to be very hard? (thanks, for reading my post)
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Architects are responsible for designing a “good” building, which includes being safe, cost effective, functional, comfortable, and beautiful. There are tradeoffs between these parameters and so whoever is planning needs to understand these to some minimum depth. A safe and cost effective building is the realm of engineering, so architects work with civil engineers and coordinate their efforts on that aspect. They need enough understanding to interpret their concerns or sensitivity to changes, but not enough to actually design the individual system. The functionality of a building is perhaps the real of production design, can the office people get to the printers, and is there enough room for cables and desks and all that. There is also mechanical engineer, room for HVAC ducts and heat flow in atriums and fire safety in stairwells. There is also ergonomics, people dont feel comfortable in “enclosed spaces”, and they don’t want to sit right next to the bathroom. When they jump they don’t want the floor to noticeably flex. Comfort and beauty is important, the color of lighting and walls can influence your mood, and the number of small or large meeting rooms affects if you can have the right level of collaboration. The architect sits at the top of this web and needs to tie it all together, integrate the work of the different disciplines and deliver a building that finds the right optimum for the client.
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