This second studio in the Undergraduate Architecture studio sequence introduces students to an understanding of the relationships between architectural form, space, and the many meanings of ‘context’ and ‘environment’. Context does not simply mean the physical features of a 'site', but rather entails social, political, and environmental phenomena. Studio 2 explores architecture's interactions with these phenomena, and contemporary conceptions of environment and ecology, as subjects of architectural discourse, cultural reflection, and experimentation. Design research will explore tying the shifting conceptions of environment to architectural form, expression, materials choices and critical intent.