The Wellbeing of Architects was a comprehensive three year study – funded by the Australian Research Council Linkage Projects scheme – that aimed to use interdisciplinary, qualitative and quantitative methods to address the question of how workplace cultures and professional identity affect wellbeing in architecture – and thus lay the foundations for practical improvements in the future.
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The Wellbeing of Architects 2023 Student Survey, Primary Report
We can now report the findings of the major survey of wellbeing of architectural students in Australia, undertaken in 2023.
2024
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The Wellbeing of Architects [education + practice –] symposium
The Wellbeing of Architects [education + practice] Symposium marked the conclusion of a comprehensive research project, The Wellbeing of Architects: Culture, Identity and Practice (2020-2024). This event, held over two days, presented the study’s findings and – more importantly – proposed actionable recommendations for addressing the mental health and wellbeing issues prevalent in the architecture community.
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Our follow-up survey on the wellbeing of architecture students is now complete
Thank you to all those who participated in our survey, we are now analysing the results, and look forward to reporting these in the near future!
Our first survey and focus groups with architecture students conducted in 2021 generated important insights on the wellbeing of people studying architecture in Australia. This second survey will enable the research team to track changes in the wellbeing of architecture students over the last two years.