Studios

Academy studios are quiet spaces for reflection and active spaces for students to engage their peers. They are spaces for figuring out next steps, making a mess, or showing one’s work. Studio space, which students have access to 24/7, is balanced with the department’s shared spaces: production facilities, critique rooms, social areas, and kitchens. The peer-to-peer community at Cranbrook is evident everywhere: around the kitchen table for a meal and conversation, working side-by-side in the shop, or gathered together in critique. Students determine their own rhythms of solo time and shared time and through this, the life of the Academy is created.