Exploration of theoretical, tectonic and technological factors influencing design thinking and practice. An emphasis on critical and strategic skills of research and architectural speculation, directed to the development of useful implications for design practice. Detailed design of small to medium-scale spaces and architectural elements, components and construction assemblies, to a moderate level of integration. Individual and collaborative group-based work. 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 Communications streams to maximise possibilities of integration. See ARCH1221, ARCH1271, ARCH1241.