The moment a project stopped being architecture and became logistics. We were three months into construction. The design was done. The drawings were issued. The site was progressing. Then the client called. "We need to add a floor. Same design, just add it on top." Sounds simple. Just extend the columns. Add another level. Same everything, just taller. But it wasn't simple. The foundation wasn't designed for it. The structure wasn't designed for it. The services weren't designed for it. The approvals weren't designed for it. Suddenly, we weren't designing anymore. We were problem-solving. We were coordinating. We were managing. We were logistics. That's when I realized: Architecture is the easy part. The hard part is everything else. The approvals. The coordination. The changes. The reality. The best architects aren't just designers. They're problem-solvers. They're coordinators. They're managers. They handle the logistics so the architecture can happen.