Investigating Architecture Studio Culture in the UK: A Progress Report

This paper investigates the current position of studio culture in architecture higher education in the UK and sets out a report on research in progress. The effects on studio learning and teaching of pressures on space, budgets, student finance and employment opportunities are all considered, together with changes in the demographics and characteristics of the student population, and in teaching and learning technologies, approaches and attitudes. The research focuses on attitudes of current students and academics and their understanding of studio culture.