On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Rob Eamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still wanting for a distinction between architecture and design. > I think it is the aesthetics/creativity aspects but it doesn't seem > that anyone else is getting behind that notion. The search > continues....
Let us know what you find. Steve Jones is looking as well. I still think that the only solid distinction is the one between high-level vs. detailed design. I agree that in building architecture, architects are more concerned with the aesthetics of a building, while engineers are more concerned with how it can actually be built. But the lines are blurry even in that domain. There was a spat between the "architect" and the "engineer" for Boston's new Leonard Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial bridge as to who should get credit for the overall look of the bridge. I can dig up the Globe article on it if anyone is interested. And a while back the New York Times Magazine did a piece on building engineers who were completely designing buildings themselves, without the involvement of any "certified" architect -- again because they wanted both aesthetic and engineering control. Again, I can probably dig up the article if anyone is interested. -- Nick
