Question

The architect is usually the lead designer on buildings, with a structural engineer employed as a sub-consultant.

(a) False

(b) True

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This intriguing question comes from Structural Designing and Thumb Rules in portion Valuation, Reports Technical and Design Data of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) True

To explain: The degree to which each discipline actually leads the design depends heavily on the type of structure. Many structures are structurally simple and led by architecture, such as multi-storey office buildings and housing, while other structures, such as tensile structures, shells and gridshells are heavily dependent on their form for their strength, and the engineer may have a more significant influence on the form, and hence much of the aesthetic, than the architect.