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Is it Engineering or is it Art ?

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Came the other day under this roof, which is a walkway on the other side … and was a bit surprised by the structural design. Was the KISS principle applied here or maybe we missed the most fundamental?

Is that engineering or art? — Is that Engineering or art?

Among others:

biggest beam interrupted by much smaller ones
aluminium ceiling (floor on the other side) in any directions
what complicated path for light cables then (among others)
at least 4 sizes of beams, and counting
they had some materials to recycle?
…

So the big question: maybe we missed the most fundamental … is that art?

We are Product Design specialists, not structural engineers neither artists,

so we let you judge, comment, tweet or repost to help us understand

When Applied to Product Design: it is good practice to use standard off-the shelf pieces versus one made-to-order piece when possible. This is even more crucial when production volume is low or even one-shot … but sometimes the rule should not be respected

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Topics covered: Engineering, Art, Structural Design, KISS Principle, Beam Sizes, Aluminium Ceiling, Light Cables, Materials Recycling, Product Design, Off-the-shelf Components, Made-to-order Pieces, Production Volume, Design Aesthetics, Functional Requirements, Structural Integrity, Creative Process, Design Standards, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ASTM E119, and EN 1991..

Marigold Compton

Why box creativity with labels? Isnt Engineering just Art with a mathematical bowtie? Lets celebrate fusion instead of creating boundaries!

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1. Fabrice
  
  Engineering isnt just Art with a bowtie. Its precision, calculation, and logic. Dont oversimplify it!
  
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Casey

Interesting perspective! But arent engineering and art just two sides of the same creative coin? Thoughts?

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1. Fabrice
  
  Indeed, but remember, an engineers canvas is logic, an artists is emotion.
  
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