2024-11-21T14:23:08-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/126539522/aias-launches-survey-to-reassess-studio-culture-s-broken-status-quo Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-05-01T14:27:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/j5/j5j7joe00dt0r27i.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Sleepless nights and demeaning crits have long been lambasted and perpetuated as part of the necessarily rigorous "rites of passage" for architecture students. While some may accept the difficult studio culture as a badge of honor, there has been a rising volume of protests against the unhealthful atmosphere it creates, with questionable benefits for actual education. The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) first formally addressed such issues in 2002, publishing "The Redesign of Studio Culture", a report meant to outline positive aspects of studio culture that should be made mandatory within NAAB accreditation.</p><p>Now, AIAS is launching "Studio Culture 3.0" to reassesses the progress made since that initial study. Focusing in particular on the changing technological aspects of architecture education, the hope is to better understand both the culture and environment of architectural education &ndash; physically and pedagogically. The investigation, began in 2014 by the AIAS adv...</p>