If You Can't Build It, Don't Design It
Clean Bed - If You Can't Build It, Don't Design It . Did you ever wonder where the term "unrealized project" came from? It's a very common term thrown around referring to projects that were designed, but never built. My theory is that someone "didn't realize there was a budget involved" describes the most common reason for these projects to not be built. I had a structural teacher, a Structural Engineer by trade, that used to tell us, "If you can't build it, don't design it". Now, at the time, I just applied that statement to the design of the structure, but sometime during my 30+ years of practice, I have found that is one of the most profound statements I've ever heard. It's universal. It isn't a statement that can only be applied to structure, as it was first delivered to me, but to the entire design process. Whether it be the structure, finance, aesthetics, mechanical, etc..., they all have characteristics tha
