Tag: Mental Health
Second survey of architecture student wellbeing launched
Researchers have launched a second-round survey looking into the mental wellbeing of architecture students.
Designs unveiled for New South Wales’s largest mental health hospital
Designs for a Western Sydney mental health hospital that will become New South Wales’s largest have been placed on public exhibition.
Architect appointed for expansion to forensic mental health hospital
Guymer Bailey Architects has been appointed to lead the detailed design of a major upgrade of forensic mental health services at the Thomas Embling Hospital.
Mental health in architecture research project receives funding
A newly funded major research project, led by Naomi Stead, will investigate the effects of architectural work culture on the wellbeing of practitioners and students.
Resilience in architecture
Architecture is a profession struggling to achieve balance and equity, and it can take a toll on all of us. Michael Gay gives advice on how to maintain balance and build resilience.
‘There are more of us than you may realise’: Severe mental illness in the workplace
Architect Kerwin Datu shares how his experience with a mental illness in the workplace has changed for the better since embarking “upon a … long-term process of trust-building and communication.”
Opportunity and autonomy: mental wellbeing in architecture
The need to meaningfully engage with mental health in architecture is clear, but what can we do? One possibility is to enhance student and practitioner autonomy by applying our skills to non-traditional problems.
Take a break: Beyond the design studio
Carrie Lu draws on her personal experience as an architecture student to make the case for taking a break.
Bill of health: Reflections on contemporary healthcare design
How are demographic shifts and technological changes affecting the design of healthcare facilities? Stefano Scalzo considers the evolution of healthcare design.
Stress test: Addressing mental illness at architecture school
A recent survey uncovered worryingly high rates of mental illness among architecture students. Is student life being eroded? And is our professional workaholic culture part of the problem?
Managing mental health
Is there a correlation between mental health issues and architecture practice? New research discusses how the profession might better support its members through periods of mental illness.