In a message dated 8/23/07 10:13:18 AM, h.d.richardson@shaw.ca writes:Not true. Any number of Architects have famously acted as engineers--just look at how any news event involving a structural failure or collapse always includes authoritative statements from "the Architect" in the reporting of the event.
You forgot to mention the old adage that "Anyone who acts as his
own lawyer has a fool for a client."
Ditto for engineers, brain surgeons, etc. :)
Why, a goodly portion of my forensic practice was involved in investigations of structural designs by Architects.
Hey, it's structural engineering, not brain surgery!