The course fosters students' understanding of the relationship between architecture and construction through the study of recent developments in materials, design and construction technologies. An overview of the assembly/construction principles using conventional building materials and the construction methods for various types of structural elements, interior components, and site work will be provided. Contemporary advances in materials, design and construction techniques such as the issues pertinent to emergent materials, environmental concerns, sustainable design, digital manufacturing, digital fabrication, smart construction materials and technology, and the applications of 3D-printing, virtual and augmented reality techniques in construction will also be presented. The course stimulates students to reflect on the relationship between architecture and construction and how architecture differs from mere construction.