Entering the foyer of the Bourdon Building at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, I read head of school, Christopher Platt's introduction to the show: 'We place the activity of design and culture and place of the studio at the heart of all that we think and make. We see the studio as the place where our research and teaching are synthesised in creative endeavour.'These words set the tone for the exhibition. We often romanticise thoughts of 'studio' (stemming from studium 'study' or 'pursuit') over the reality of 'office' (from officium 'duty' or 'service'). I wonder to what extent our choice of noun affects the manner in which we work and the way in which we think about what we make and why we make it?
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