Relation between Engineering, Architecture and Designing

Who is an engineer, an architect and a designer?


Engineer: An engineer is a person who is involved in the analysis and application of scientific knowledge to find a solution to the technical problems. There are many types of engineers from civil to mechanical to electronics. More specifically a civil engineer technically related to the infrastructure as the one who is an expert in the analysis and application of scientific knowledge, mathematics to plan, design, construct, maintain, operate and improve infrastructure.

Architect: An architect is a person who is involved in looking after the safety, feasibility, economical value and looks of a building or a structure. They also ensure that the building or the structure suit the need of the people who use them. Basically architects are persons who design building and structures.

Designer: A designer with reference to the construction industry is a person who is involved in the designing part of a building or other structures. He looks after the designing aspect of building and structure.

How engineering, architecture and designing are inter-related?


Engineering more precisely civil engineering, architecture and designing are closely related. Engineers are involved in the application of the scientific knowledge and construct the building or other structures. They are the ones who prepare the site for construction and work on it. Architects and designers plan and design the building and structures, ensuring that it suits the need of the people who use them.

And architects looks at the things like aesthetics, usage, material, feasibility and safety etc. They are more concerned with the form, functions and code compliance of a building. Whereas engineers work on the architect’s vision and makes it real. Engineers have more knowledge of math and science and architect study art more.

Engineers, Architects and Designers work together for a project because their vision of the structure ties together. Engineers from different field of engineering like structural engineering, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering etc along with the architects and designers come together to construct a building and make it functional.
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