The caption ‘Is there research in the studio?’ is intriguing as it can possibly have many interpretations in itself. The terms ‘research’ and ‘studio’ gradually can be comprehended and the interrelations are derived with the development in the essay. Bannister’s earlier idea of portrayal of architectural research as a combination of design and technology, Eameses’ delivery of fundamental ideas through films, Smithson’s understanding of having an open eye for the small and ordinary things around oneself are few influential examples of architectural research. Architectural research being different than studio research is exemplified through Venturi’s Learning from Las Vegas and Koolhaas’s Delirious New York. Studio Research is all about investigating the subject systematically with a certain set of discipline.

Comprehending the research; to not limit the flow or reading between the lines is to study the existing but at the same time analyzing the non-existent, to pursue all possible outcomes and adhering to various solutions. Rational thoughts over fundamentals of architecture becomes a great foundation for the research study. Design as research is another aspect of architectural research. Knowing the design solution and further analyzing it for the betterment of the issue is different from analyzing the issue and then proposing a design solution. This concept is explained with the references of MoMA’s seminal exhibition 1988, Deconstructivism and Foreclosed. Applied design focuses on application of pre requisite knowledge and essentially even though known for latest architecture’s computational fashion it is about knowing of the older existing knowledge and putting it to application.

Design as research or design in research studio is hence about breaking the ground zero rules and going beyond conventional thoughts and process. On similar lines the relation of technology to space and time is demonstrated in nineteenth century works. Modern paintings brought in introduction of perspectives, dimensions and space and movement in the space. The experiments with movements in space and time are great examples of technology in our rational thoughts.