Has anyone noticed the conflict between architects and builders?
I think architects look at builders as a necessary evil, and builders wish that architects would draw the prints and go away.
My personal experience with them has been an architect that I worked for locally. He pulled in these great projects, but then tried to act as the general contractor. It was a disaster. He had the eye of an artist, but no business sense. I ended up working directly for the homeowners & did well. I think he ran into the city or park disrict lawyers and faded away.
On the other hand, if I were doing an addition and I wanted it to look pasted onto my house, I'd get a builder. If I wanted an addition that looked like it was built with the house, I'd get an architect.
Dave
