The Elephant in the Room: How neoliberal architecture education undermines wellbeing
Journal article
Troiani, I. (2021). The Elephant in the Room: How neoliberal architecture education undermines wellbeing. Charrette AAE. 7 (2), pp. 11-35.
Authors | Troiani, I. |
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Abstract | This essay examines the performative space of neoliberal architectural education in the United Kingdom, its history, attributes and values, focusing on staff and student wellbeing in relation to work-time. Here, it is argued that the unhealthy and imbalanced long work hours culture of the architectural design studio, which has been exacerbated under neoliberalism and post- pandemic through online studio teaching, needs to be acknowledged as ‘the elephant in the room’ of architectural education. As a workspace in which unhealthy work practices are acculturated, and consequently perpetuated from the university into the architect’s work life, the vertical unit system encourages a competitive ego culture at the expense of a balanced work life. In a neoliberal market economy, how might architectural design studio education be reframed to enhance wellbeing? |
Keywords | neoliberalism, architecture, pedagogy, wellbeing, work-time |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Charrette AAE |
Journal citation | 7 (2), pp. 11-35 |
Publisher | Association of Architectural Educators |
Publication dates | |
01 Sep 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Nov 2023 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/91w0z
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