Identifying practical problems is vital in architectural design: Architects have a duty of care towards their clients to put commercial practicalities ahead of design niceties.

At a time when the delivery of projects and cost of construction are rising, architects have a duty of care towards their clients to put commercial practicalities ahead of design niceties. Too often, architects do not see construction delivery issues as their problem - after all, they are just paid to design a building. [Extracted from the article]