One thing I can tell you from my experience is that most proposed buildings, across the world, are way more 'exciting' in the initial design stages that what they generally turn out to be. Very rarely do you get the budget you need to do something REALLY special.
Good designers are essential to maximizing the quality of the product. Most projects usually get budgets - and therefore results - that are below initial expectations when its finally complete.
If you're given $13,000 to work with - you client shouldn't expect a Ferrari with that money. A good designer, however, can use that $13k to make something that looks and feels like more.
At the end of the day, however.... money talks. It always will.
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