The aims of course Architectural Technology 3 are to achieve: the ability to evaluate and comment on buildings and their performance in relation to arrange of social, economic and physical criteria, as well as identifying and explaining their architectural significance; a researched understanding of sustainability in order to take a position as a designer reflected in the ability to devise and implement strategies for sitting; energy use; choice of construction, materials and processes; and for the quality of the internal environment and micro-climate; knowledge of building construction, structure, environmental and service integration for more complex and multi-storey buildings and the ability to integrate these with architectural intentions; and an understanding of and methods of structural design with emphasis on the development of structural systems in conjunction with architectural design development.