Exploration of the implications of precedents for design practice. Focus on the development of integrated design strategies and approaches responding to human needs, the natural environment and technical aspects of architecture. There will be an emphasis on the development of foundational knowledge and skills of research, critical analysis, conceptualisation, speculation and communication. Development and application of basic design principles. Critical reflections on students own design approaches and strategies. Detailed consideration of architectural elements, components, construction assemblies and environmental systems. Design of small-scale spaces and buildings, with simple programmatic requirements, to a basic level of integration. Predominantly individual work supported by peer-group activities. A series of studio-based design projects and assignments will be defined within tight programmatic limits, and resourced across selected aspects of the History and Theory, Technology and Communication streams to maximise possibilities of integration.