This course is an introduction to the discipline of design through the lens of architecture. Students engage in hands-on methods to learn the theories of design through the processes of making. Designing almost anything means that any object is designed and therefore can be subject to scrutiny through the lens of cultural aesthetics, social systems, environmental ecology, formalism, etc. Whether you are designing a poster or a palace, all design incorporates the same basic ambition - to prescribe meaningful relationships between people, places, and things.  Students are introduced to the methodologies of the design process through three scales: the site, the building, and the body. Through applied, studio-based projects, students will be introduced to the problem of design in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. The students will be given a sampling of applied design in a variety of media and their attendant sites.