Architectural Design Studio will introduce students to intensive architectural design practices and principles.  This program will be studio based and students will investigate and apply their ideas about buildings and architecture through comprehensive design projects.  Students will participate in conceiving, designing and presenting their projects in an open class forum.  They will learn best design practices and develop their own design process.  Students in this program will gain experience in idea generation, application of architectural theory and principles, design development, design drawing and presentation practices.  Other topics explored may include concepts of structural design, architectural history, and interior design theory. Key Texts may be Norbert Lechner, Heating, Cooling and Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects; Andrea Oppenheimer Dean , The Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency and Francis Ching, Design Drawing.