The integration of structural and environmental systems, programming, tectonics and detailing into architectural design and expression in holistic and environmentally sustainable ways; comprehensive representation of design; development of time management skills, peer critique, self-evaluation, and interaction with consultants. A project-based studio design course focused broadly on the architecture of buildings in the context of contemporary materials and systems, embracing a commitment to high performance  and sustainable design, and developed using 3D Building Information Modeling software