Role of Design
“The engineer is a mediator between the philosopher and the working mechanic and, like an interpreter between two foreigners, must understand the language of both, hence the absolute necessity of possessing practical and theoretical knowledge” Henry Palmer, 1818, in his inaugural lecture as first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
	"Clearly, at the core of decision-making in any technical project is the design strategy. It is the essential creative process of engineering – different from science – which calls for imagination, application of technical expertise and experience, and skillful use of materials. Paradoxically, however, because engineers are so good at delivering the given requirements of the project, they are often not involved in the design element of the process, which is seen as part of the development of decisions made by others. This means that engineers are not participating in primary decision-making as usefully as they could." James Armstrong, In: Design Principles – the Engineers Contribution to Society,