The men had horror stories to share, true stories stemming from lessons they had learned from decades working in the industry. Some stories had a 'humorous angle' to them.
Take, for example, the young boys visiting a museum who realized that standing below the glass staircase was “prime real estate” for catching a glimpse of what lies beneath a lady’s dress. The museum curators didn’t find that so funny.
Lesson learned: Know how who you are designing for and put yourself in the shoes of the people who will live, work, and use what you build.
In another tale, a ‘starchitect’ was hired to design a federal courthouse on Long Island. Construction managers advised for features that would help ensure water-tight design of the structure, which this famous architect scoffed at. The decision-makers sided with the architect only to have a building that leaked from day one