This is the first of two connected courses (ASC205 and ASC605). Each year the department organises an all-school intensive design charrette. The subject of this changes each year to be topical to the entire program and relate to some currently relevant issue with architectural science implications. Students are placed in vertically integrated teams composed of students from all levels of the program. Each student must complete ASC205 in year one or year two of the program. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.