How do you teach architecture and construction in the first year of study, and how do you utilize the prior experience and diverse potential of aspiring architects? Annette Spiro, an architect and ETH professor, has engaged with these questions intensively over many years. As a dedicated teacher, her goal has been to introduce students to the discipline with both expert knowledge and her own great curiosity. Spiro aims to ignite in them the passion and joy for their own, good projects. The book explores in six volumes the various aspects and influences that affect students' designs in their first year. Lectures are just as essential as semester projects and the personal environment of the students, who share their thoughts about their studies in interviews. The weekly exercises describe the fundamental concepts and principles taught in the first year. A glossary addresses important key terms and theses from architecture, while the logbook presents accompanying events and publications that shape the first year of study.