Arch building and studios are open 24hrs/7days.

Computer lab open 24hrs/7days.

Printing lab varies between k days and weekends, but generally 8am-11pm, but open much later (1 or 2am at the very least) around the end of semester. Fairly well equipped with several different plotter and printer options, all up-to-date and high quality.

Woodshop open until 9pm, not sure if there are extended hours during finals weeks, but I wouldn't doubt it.

Our studios are open 24/7, as well as something like 10 or so computer labs, with plenty of printers, but only a few plotters that are usually broken. We have no access to color printers or plotters, though, and doing all of our color printing at the local print shops gets ridiculously expensive. Our wood shop is open from around 8:00 until maybe 9:00pm, (or 24/7 if you happen to know someone who works in the shop).

I can't even imagine how difficult it must be having limited hours for studio and computer access. :/

I should also mention that there are two computer labs. Both are equipped with both color and black/white printers.

our studios/labs are typically open from 7:30am-12am. If people want to pull an all nighter at school, there is a sign in sheet and at least 10 people must be on the list for it to be approved (it has to be approved several days before the all nighter to schedule adequate security)
the wood shop is only really open from 2pm-9pm M-S

If things haven't changed since I graduated, my school's studios are open 24-7. Printing facilities are run by volunteers who work 4 hours a week shifts so they have random hours but are mainly open when you need them. Printing volunteers have access to the printing facilities whenever they want since they have the code to the door. This means you want to know a volunteer. Everyone has their own computers, so there isn't a need to access the labs usually. Labs are only accessible by students (or their friends who ask them to get them in) that are taking a course in a lab.

As for the printing facilities equipment we had 1 Tabloid/Letter size b/w printer for each studio year, 3 color plotters, and 2 laser color printers.

Obviously the school didn't advocate all nighters and sometimes they would make students take out things like cots or sleeping bags because it isn't a "residential" building. Mainly they didn't harrass anyone, but maybe this has changed.

Anything less than 24/7 access is a travesty. I still use those skills to achieve deadlines when required. Priceless experience while we undertake competition work. The thrill of the chase.

Sleeping over is taking the piss. The studio not a doss house. Mind you I can't stand those colleagues who come to work then have their breakfast at the desk. Get ready at home, get up earlier, get organized.

black and white printers are cheap....buy 1

our studios are open 24/7, but if you want to access them between 12 and 6 you have to sign in before midnight. We have a staffed printshop open 9 to 5 with four plotters that can print on anything with a 24 hour turnaround. The on demand printers are accessible 24/7, but may run out of paper the sunday before midterm and final crits. We have three shops for wood, metals, and technology, all of them are open 9-8 monday to saturday. You can check out tools for overnight use.

FYI, i think the "crackdown" has as much to do with saving on energy costs by not having to heat or cool the buildings if they aren't open two or three days a week.

Having read about how other schools are run, it seems like students in my school are fortunate. Our new school was designed to meet many of our needs... we have have shower facilities, comfy sofas to nap on, library areas designed with tatami mats where we could take naps and free taxi services to get home from 11pm to 5am.

wow accesskb, where do you study? I want to apply there immediately wherever it is *)

Cal Poly Slo

Studio -issued room key first day of class so 24/7

Wood/metal shop - basically m-s 8am - 9pm *i think*

Laser cutter and CNC - like 1 - 8 *new as of last quarter so its still being figured out*

computer room - open till like 11 pm but practically no one uses it because we all have our own and the programs

Studios are 24/7 (as I know quite well from working/sleeping there for days at a time during midterms and finals), which also includes the printing/plotting room, which is never locked and has b&w and color printers and four color plotters. The shop is also open 24/7, including laser cutters, 3d printers, and cnc millers, but I think power is turned off to the machines that could cut off digits at certain late hours. DEFINITELY no taxi service though!

Studio open 24/7
large cadlab open 24/7 with 11x17 printers

printshop and large format scanning 9-5ish

woodshop 8-8 (iirc) - includes laser cutter
metal shop opening next year apparently

no bus service after 1am, so you gotta have a car unless you live close, we're on the edge of town.

comfy couches for sleeping, as we have a deal with a furniture company.

*Studios open 24/7 w/ security guard from 6-2am

*Print Center 9am - 12pm-everyday.. 4 plotters, two color copiers..NO COST FOR ANY PRINTS! 8)... AWESOME, because we can reprint if there are mistakes
*the print ques are fast because there are new great, quality copy machines.. but when there are presentation.. ques can back up for like 30mins or so for the plotters

oh there is a 24plotter that is available 24/7

*4 CAD LABS... with only bw printers, but they are hooked up to print center.. so you can print from there

*woodshop 9am - 10pm-- everything free except the laser cutter that is coming, but will still be very cheap to use

*people bring their own couches to rest on, you can bring whatever u want to in your studio!... there are 8 studios and almost all studios have ping pong tables. There are showers but are rarely used

*My school is only an architecture school w/ about 400 students... so not many people... but we all love the free printing