They make you verbalize your thoughts and they also develop your ability to take criticism and work constructively with it. Your active verbal contribution will be expected and welcomed at all critiques. One requirement for this course is to keep a sketchbook of your ideas, and notations for each project. You will be expected to organize these pages into a coherent record of your design process . Your notebook will be due for review at anytime, as well as at midterm and final review, so keep it updated.
Work is reviewed as a portfolio.
Individual projects are not graded.