• Question: Does science go into architectural work?

    Asked by Ninetail'schess to Kylie, Matt, Bex, RobB, Sam on 14 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Rob Brass

      Rob Brass answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      Yeah definitely, architects design the structure so that it meets the clients needs, but they also rely on the knowledge of structural engineers to make sure it’s safe and in line with the law! So you could say the client outlines what they need, the architect designs it and then the engineer has to figure out how to make it! Structural engineers need to know a lot about how much force different materials can withstand, etc.

    • Photo: Kylie Belchamber

      Kylie Belchamber answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Yes I would agree! Probably physics is most closely related, as an architect will need to know how the physics of a building will work, to make sure it stays up! Also to calculate things like what materials are needed to support it, whether the wind is going to put more pressure on one side or the other etc.

      Also, if you are building bridges, you need to know the forces that keep them up! So physics is very important to an architect 🙂

    • Photo: Matt Dunn

      Matt Dunn answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Also good to mention that maths plays an extremely important part in architectural work, especially when designing blueprints and for engineering work, in order to know the tolerances of certain materials, the angles of supporting structures, the forces exerted by different building materials, and so on! Maths is useful in every field of science 🙂

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