This proseminar is a core requirement for successful completion of the Doctor of Design program. It will primarily focus on themes that span various topical areas and the methods and skills that might be involved in each area. Generally, these will include historical thinking, critical thinking, thinking about technologies, analysis of social settings, theorizing landscapes, and theorizing aspects of urban form, as well as analyzing its environmental performance. Each seminar will be two or more hours in duration and comprised of presentation by an invited faculty member on a theme of their research and scholarly interest, followed by discussion among the class.