The problem is the architects. Modern buildings have zero redundancy. They show very little signs before they fail. I’ve seen intentional demolitions where the building won’t fall, or rolls over instead of collapsing. It is not that much more expensive to make a solid building. I blame the designers and the underwriters.
Architects for the most part design the facades and the interiors, the floor plans, pick out the fixtures and colors, etc., the overall concept and look of the building. But it is the structural and civil engineers who must find a way make it all work.
Structural and civil engineers must put their stamp on the structural design and the structural build drawings. Engineers would have been the ones to design how the building was anchored to the ground, how the pillars holding up the building were constructed and of what materials, and the underground structures such as the underground garage, calculate the slope of the pool deck to accommodate for drainage, waterproofing, etc.