Although sustainability is woven throughout the curriculum, this year concentrates on that aspect of design and the responsibilities of the designer to address the future of the planet and society. Perhaps the greatest challenge in this year is the “Integrated Design Studio” that demands that students draw upon all their knowledge gained to date, and incorporate it into a single project of significant size and uses, while following the principles of the living building challenge.  The final studio semester requires the student to perform in a manner that replicates an architect in practice.