(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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I’m an engineer that worked with a number of award winning architects.
First of all, as the other people say, you’re misunderstanding what architects do. Sure they come up with the design but more importantly they are the mastermind that makes sure everything comes together and make their vision into reality. They exist to make sure builders know exactly what needs to be built, how it will be built and where it will be built, plus everything in between so we engineers can work together to make it happen. And when we encounter engineering problems, they are there to negotiate between different engineers and their designs to find solutions that helps us make it work.
As much as we engineers tell people that our job is to “solve problems”, architects mostly create said problems. We joke about architects not understanding how physics and real world works and they joke about us engineers have no soul and only want to build cubes. The truth is, if over the project they don’t piss me off at least once, they’re bad, and if I don’t put them in a stressful situation at least once, I’m not doing my job right. We do this coz we both truly care about what we’re building. We push each other’s boundaries and ask for every last inch of space, and yes, that’s how the magic and sometimes hilarious shit happens.
In short, have you ever felt the difference between rooms with 2.6m ceiling and 3m ceiling? Ever felt that some seats in the library have really bad lighting like your head casts a huge shadow on your books but some seats don’t? That’s the difference between an architect that cares and those who doesn’t. Their job is not to make the building function, that’s our job as engineers, they are there to create the space for the people using the space.
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