6credit hour(s)Prerequisite:ARCH 1115 Pre- or corequisite:ARCH 1120 and ARDR 1102 This course introduces fundamental principles and processes of architectural design. Students will explore topics such as design aesthetics, perception, technique, composition, evaluation of materials and methods, design methodologies, design principles and theories, and graphic authorship. Students will be exposed to interconnected architectural concepts of process, organizational strategies, and analysis of material methodology, while critically utilizing abstract and practiced graphical architectural conventions.