Years ago I was asked to design a 3 storey bungalow by a developer. When I presented my proposal to him, he gave me his feedback very politely. He said to me in Hokkien: "Tan r...lu eh cit le TOWER eh sai mai cuan poh e boh? Co si kak heng AND THEN CORNER eh wui e toh ho liao..." In case you are wondering what the hell does it mean, allow me to translate for you. He asked me whether I can do away with a tower that is purely cylindrical in its form (apparently he thought that it would be more costly to construct curvy structure but he was too proud to mention it out loud), he suggested that a rectilinear tower with round corners would suffice. I defended my decision of having a curve surface in order to establish a prominent achor point for the entire building. I told him that if I were to follow his suggestion, the characteristic of the entire building would be altered. I guess he didn't want to sound like he was completely ignorant of aesthetic, so he agreed with me in the end. We as architects or designers must always take a stand professionally to justify what is right to us without offending our clients. Sometimes we even have to educate our clients simply because it is our duty to do so. We must not blindly follow instructions otherwise we will have to bear the consequences eventually.
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