Update: We have now published our follow-up post featuring a collection of responses from readers. Read it here.
Architecture students have the reputation - perhaps more than any other students - of pulling all-nighters, sometimes disappearing for days at a time into what their non-architect friends come to view as a mysterious and often intimidating place: "The Studio." However, recently this right to work at any and all hours has come into question, with surveys such as the one by the University of Toronto's GALDSU highlighting the negative effects of long work hours on students' physical and mental health. Many schools have now begun closing their buildings overnight to try to combat what is often seen as a negative and damaging culture.
