One of the most creative studios was offered last semester at my school entitled "The end of the world as we know it."  We were required to outline our own problem, which included a mostly believable apocalypse scenario, as well as a project program for both pre and post apocalypse.  This project was in response to an outbreak of a communicable strain of Anthrax, and allowed both inflicted victims and unaffected victims the security of a survival retreat.