Author:
Daniel Fallman

Abstract:
The concept of studio-based work is central to both practice and education within many traditional design disciplines such as architecture and industrial design. Studio-based work is in fact so central to these traditions that the style of studio-based work itself is quite rarely discussed--it is a way of working and being that is more or less taken for granted within these disciplines. In this paper, we introduce the idea of a studio culture in the context of design research. Is it possible to carry out design research with the attitudes typically found in a design studio culture? We describe the way in which we intentionally designed for a design studio culture, both conceptually as well as physically, to also support research endeavors. To conclude, we discuss some of the pros and cons of conducting design research in a design studio culture as compared to more traditional academic ways of organizing work.

Keywords:
Studio culture, studio-based work, design, design research

Citation:
Fallman, D. (2007) Supporting Studio Culture in Design Research, Proceedings of IASDR 2007, International Association of Societies of Design Research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design, Nov 12-15.

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