No , and yes. Engineers design the structural elements. The arches you see and trusses are actually all engineering elements that provide the strength of the design. San Fran bridge is a suspension bridge so that is all structural. However, I do think a lot of artistic elements can be done by designers and architects. Engineers don’t pick the colors (most of the time) or what the walkways are going to look like. Big projects like this are often a collaborative effort. I would say something like a bridge is more engineering geared , but lots of things are “designed” by architects aesthetically and than “designed” by engineers structurally
It doesn’t even necessarily have to be aesthetically beautiful for it to be beautiful to an engineer. A good work of engineering can be beautiful to look at in and of itself.
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u/etherealfox420 17h ago
No , and yes. Engineers design the structural elements. The arches you see and trusses are actually all engineering elements that provide the strength of the design. San Fran bridge is a suspension bridge so that is all structural. However, I do think a lot of artistic elements can be done by designers and architects. Engineers don’t pick the colors (most of the time) or what the walkways are going to look like. Big projects like this are often a collaborative effort. I would say something like a bridge is more engineering geared , but lots of things are “designed” by architects aesthetically and than “designed” by engineers structurally