1. Introduction
The art of architectural design was characterized as one of dealing comprehensively with a complex set of physical and nonphysical design determinants. Structural considerations were cast as important physical determinants that should be dealt with in a hierarchical fashion if they are to have a significant impact on spatial organization and environmental control design thinking.
The economical aspect of building represents a nonphysical structural consideration that, in final analysis, must also be considered important. Cost considerations are in certain ways a constraint to creative design. But this need not be so. If something is known of the relationship between structural and constructive design options and their cost of implementation, it is reasonable to believe that creativity can be enhanced. This has been confirmed by the authors’ observation that most enhanced. This has been confirmed by the authors’ observation that most creative design innovations succeed under competitive bidding and not because of unusual owner affluence as the few publicized cases of extravagance might lead one to believe. One could even say that a designer who is truly creative will produce architectural excellence within the constraints of economy. Especially today, we find that there is a need to recognize th1． 前言
眾所周知，建筑物的結構設計是一個相當復雜的過程，其中既包含處理很多物質因素，又考慮諸多非物質方面的因素。如果建筑物的結構形式對空間組織和美化環(huán)境的設計起這句舉足輕重的影響，那么它就是一個相當重要的物理因素，就應當采用分階段的設計方法。
對建筑物的經(jīng)濟考慮是一個主要的非物質因素，在最終的設計中應予以重視。對一個具有創(chuàng)造性的設計而言，經(jīng)濟考慮從某方面來說往往是一種制約，但這也并非是絕對的。如果事先清楚結構設計及施工組織方案與實現(xiàn)他們的造價之間的關系，那么創(chuàng)造性是同樣可以實現(xiàn)的。調查表明，大多具有創(chuàng)造性的設計是在有競爭性的投標中獲得成功的，而不是因為業(yè)主非常富有。盡管后者被大肆炒作，卻很少使人信服。因此也可以說，真正具有創(chuàng)造性的設計因該具有很強的經(jīng)濟性。