A thought occurred to me while trying to keep up with the Merion threads. Actually it was a second thought since my first one was obviously what a fool I am for trying to keep up with the Merions threads. But I digress. My question is can either design or construction overcome each other if one is a disaster but the other is outstanding? Assume two extreme examples. In the first, an architect creates an absolutely exceptional and detailed routing and design, then drops it off on his client's desk and says "you go build it". Can incompetent construction of the plan ruin the finished product? In the second case, assume the opposite. An architect has a poor routing/design. But in this case, you happen to have the world's greatest, most artistic construction crew. Could they create a masterpiece or are they doomed to failure?