The themed studio series includes four different studio foci; it aims to provide students with a studio environment to explore areas of their own interest and prepare them to formulate their independent study in the Architectural Thesis Studio.

The course aims to introduce concepts and issues in urbanism and built environment design beyond the scale of the building. The studio design project enables students to learn by putting these concepts into practice, by engaging them in urban context and spatial analysis, and in making a proposal for an urban place.