Much work focuses on the relationships between art, architecture, the design process, and the communication and representation of design ideas. For the last six years, the study and awareness of the allied arts of painting, music, and furniture design has been a secondary theme that helped organize the architectural problems. The primary architectural design projects in the first semester are located on local sites that can be visited in order to gather relevant contextual information. The second semester project serves as a transition between the core program and studio options.
Students select the section based on the site being used for a large, full semester project.