ABSTRACT
Civil and structural engineers are responsible for the design of the biggest objects man is able to build on Earth, most of them belonging to the everyday environment of many people. On the other hand, there is an ever increasing awareness among engineers that the work of engineering belongs to the realm of creativity, even to the extent of considering it as a work of art, while at the same time society is demanding public works with ever richer content and meaning. Civil and structural engineering degree syllabus usually lay much emphasis on efficiency, economy, safety or strength, which are usually developed by subjects like advanced mathematics or physics, involving a much more abstract and quantitative approach to reality. Courses on engineering aesthetics, however, provide engineering students with the possibility to balance this with a more qualitative approach, awakening their form awareness, and training their design skills.
