What is the difference between an engineer and an architect?

[Kane]

Engineering and architecture are very popular jobs in the market. There is not only a demand for engineers and architects in the market but also offers the best pay scale. In the US, the average starting salary of engineers and architects is around $100,000. By the way, what is the difference between an engineer and an architect?

 

[Good-Person]

I think that an architect is a person who designs the structure of a building and they are very skilled people who have to design buildings in a perfect manner as much as they can. Engineers, on the other hand, handle technical issues associated with the project.

 

[Castelione]

They both build, the architects are on buildings and infrastructure, the engineers have more something to do with technology like electronics and other related infrastructures.

 

[Heatman]

It actually looks like engineer and architect at the same thing but they are really not because engineers make use of principles of science to design and mathematical models to justify their decision. On the other hand, architect only base their work more on the artistry and designing of a building.

 

[BrianSolley]

Engineers focus on the technical side, ensuring structures are sound and functional. Architects bring an artistic touch, designing spaces for aesthetics and usability.

 

[Grant]

Architects are the artists, the planners of the build. While the engineers are the ones usually doing the building, making sure to realize what the architect planned out, but also use their technical skills to figure out problems that come up with the build.

At least I think that's correct. That's what I always believed it to be.