But an ARCE with a structural emphasis works with more than just the aesthetic design of a building. What a building looks like on the outside is not all that constitutes the 'structure' of the building, though many architects would probably disagree. An architect's design is what is seen by anyone who observes the building, but the structural engineer is the one who calculates and figures out how to feasibly, practically, and cost-efficiently make the design a reality. Structural engineers have to be multi-talented in that they have to be able to take what might be unrealistic in structural design and creatively think of a way for the design to exist. In essence, this type of thinking is what allows the structural engineer to express ideas.
Aesthetic considerations play a major part.
Houghton Mifflin Company, The American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth edition, pg 744. Its Principles and Meanings, The Dryden Press, pg. 3.Mattson, Dr. Ron, Professor of Socialogy, Wichita State University, class lecture, Spring '92. Its Principles and Meanings, The Dryden Press, pg. Houghton Mifflin Company, pg.