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By Cassandra Hendry, TLS Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a joke at most schools that have an exceptional architecture program, such as Carleton: if you see a student walking around looking tired and up at all hours of the night, they\u2019re most likely an architecture student.<\/p>\n

While that stereotype doesn\u2019t always apply, for many architecture students and professors it\u2019s considered essential to put in quality time in studio, the course that breaks down theoretical concepts and lets students explore their own creativity.<\/p>\n

Manuel Baez, the associate director of Carleton\u2019s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism and co-ordinator for Studio I<\/em> and Studio II<\/em> courses, sees studio and the learning that comes from it as direct preparation for their profession.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very engaging process. You\u2019re slowly encouraging them to think for themselves and be imaginative as opposed to just replicating what they\u2019re used to in their own lives,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Students start off their architecture careers at Carleton by \u201cloosening up\u201d as Baez says, beginning with choosing an artist who deals with architectural themes and analyzing their work. The studio process involves one-on-one interaction with the professor in small classes of only 13-15 students, where they present their progress, discuss ways forward, and work collaboratively with their fellow students for feedback.<\/p>\n

Architecture professor Mariana Esponda says the very nature of studio is just that, collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, when you\u2019re working at night, you have an environment with your classmates that if you don\u2019t know something, you can solve it together. It\u2019s all about teamwork,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

In Studio II<\/em>, students progress to analyzing a well-designed house to understand the ideas the original architect worked with. They begin to make connections to Studio I, Baez says, if their artist and architect both focused on light or line as their guiding theme, for example.<\/p>\n

While the benefits of studio are clear, such as putting theoretical concepts into practice or learning to work in job-like environments, Baez says there can be challenges. Students need to be incredibly organized and manage their time well to be able to put in a large portion of their free time at the studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the kinds of things they\u2019re going to encounter in the profession. The critical thing is organizing their time, especially when you\u2019re telling them to be creative,\u201d Baez says.<\/p>\n

For Esponda, she agrees that that sort of work ethic in the studio comes with the territory and is necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an architect, the studio is essential. Without that, we wouldn\u2019t be architects.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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