The collaboration with architects to develop the structural scheme of a project requires an iterative conceptual design process to create a solution that responds in the best possible way to the multiple demands of the architecture. A key aspect to improve this process is for the collaboration to start as early as possible. The best scenario would be when the engineer is involved in the conversation by the time the architects decide to participate in the competition or when they receive a project proposal from a client. Another important part of this collaboration is that both architects and engineers must be willing to understand and exploit all the possibilities that the other one has to offer. Lastly, the mutual trust is fundamental. In this paper the process followed for the definition of the structural concept of a complex building is presented, exemplified for the new Faculty of Architecture of the National University of Asuncion in Paraguay.

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巴拉圭亚松森国立大学新建筑学院的建筑师与工程师之间的概念设计

与建筑师的合作以开发项目的结构方案，需要迭代的概念设计过程来创建解决方案，以最佳方式响应体系结构的多种需求。改善此过程的一个关键方面是协作要尽早开始。最好的情况是，当建筑师决定参加竞赛时，或者当工程师从客户那里收到项目建议时，工程师已经参与了对话。这项合作的另一个重要部分是，架构师和工程师都必须乐于理解和利用另一方所提供的所有可能性。最后，相互信任是根本。