On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 3:58:05 AM UTC+13, charles wrote:

I have a proposal (based on working in ba=rand new buildings) that members
of that profession should be compelled to live or work, as appropriate,
for at least 6 months in any building they have designed.

I heard of one architect who was staying in an earthquake-proof hotel that he designed, when there was a huge earthquake. The hotel survived with no damage. Not surprising since it looked like an Egyptian pyramid.