The Wendy City...built in an hour.

A Masters in Architecture is a professional degree, so why do so many graduates leave school with Michael Graves style uberdesigner intentions (and egos)? We aren't taught anything applicable to the profession, really, at least not in the first year. The instruction of minutia, such as how to draft or knowledge of what goes into a wall, is left to the lucky firms that hire us. These firms already have principal designers, of course, and little need for detail-ignorant artistes.

Studio architecture allows for a lot of creative freedom, in some cases even from gravity, but in-school field experience would benefit everyone. Whether this is a Rural Studio type class or an ongoing internship for credit (and money) the result could mean buildable studio projects and better architects.