Architects and engineers have their share of friendly rivalry.
“Architects only care how the building looks, the way it stands up is the engineer’s problem.”
“Engineers only care about an efficient structure, they don’t care about how the building looks.”
At least, that’s how the joke goes. As someone licensed in both disciplines, I tend to blur the lines of this joke, because I know, beneath the stereotypes, is a shared love of solving problems. And few materials invite architects and engineers to solve them together quite like mass timber.
In the previous blogs on mass timber, Josh discussed the shift in design process between architects and structural engineers when working with mass timber. Rachel referenced the history of using mass timber and its proven calming impact on the human experience. Of course, I agree with them both, but I keep in mind the foundational principle of design: problem-solving.
How Do Architects and Engineers Problem-Solve?
Since I’m a Chicago-based architect, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that I’m partial to “Modern” Architecture.
Yes, Modern Architecture. The design movement that resulted in the exact same black box high-rise copied and paste...