Students will launch the city-design challenge by analyzing realistic building purposes and constraints, using geometry and density ideas to justify early design choices, and producing a first-draft city planning poster section that can be revised in later phases.

Students will build a quick prototype set for one city block, test each building against purpose-based criteria using base area, surface area, volume, and density reasoning, then revise their city planning poster notes using peer and architect-informed feedback.

Students will present their final city planning posters to visitors, defend how each building’s dimensions and geometric measures fit its purpose, gather authentic feedback from peers and a building design professional, and document one evidence-based revision or design decision from the project.