On a continuous long clay-brick façade without obvious movement ports, why should expansion joint spacing precede façade coursing QA per engineered documents?

Choices

• (A) Architectural sketch alone overrides sequencing
• (B) Engineer-stamped joint layouts cap panel lengths aligned to referenced codes before coursing QA
• (C) Delete joints to hit schedule arbitrarily
• (D) Defer QA until ornamental plaster cures