Architectural design exercises in first year ought to be oriented towards comprehension of geometry, and structural stability.

Having understood repesentation of two dimensional and three dimensional objects in architectural graphics, and making of pure geometrical solids and structural shapes such as Platonic and Archimedean solids as solid and hollow models, the same ought to be explored with reference to human scale and proportions as possible spaces for human use...

 Here is an example... of a wayside restaurant, as a visual and model making exercise based on geometrical forms and shapes...

With inputs from first year architecture students @ CARE School of Architecture, Trichy...