This is a foundation course in developing capabilities in a broad range of architectural manual graphic communication skills, particularly architectural drawing and model making. Students are introduced to the various architectural drawing conventions, to freehand architectural drawing styles and media and to creative drawing as a means of analyzing and exploring architectural and design ideas. The course also teaches model making as a means of exploring the 3D resolution of spatial concepts and theories, and verbal skills through in-class presentations that teach the ability to intelligently talk about architectural ideas. Assessment is a mixture of exams, assignments and continuous assessment with a particular stress on in-class participation. Marks are based on each student's engagement with the problems, the development of specific skills, their creative engagement with the course content and willingness to push their envelope of knowledge. Project tasks are designed to be relevant to, complement and parallel other subject areas taught in first year, and to integrate the manual skills necessary to develop and communicate architectural ideas and designs intelligently, clearly and creatively.