對大部分的建築師而言，當設計概念正在發展的時候，設計者通常使用一些寫實的外形來表現。此一過程主要普遍存在於概念草圖和抽象的圖解之中，這些寫實性的圖案不同於任何其它被設計者使用的圖形樣式。設計者所發展的草圖不僅僅紀錄了一個概念，甚至是幫助這個概念的產生。本研究是以調查初學建築設計學生(一年級)如何從概念草圖中，感覺及意識到不同的事物，進而進行設計與建構模型過程，透過參與課程學生操作設計作業，並記錄其草圖繪製時間、草圖數量、模型製作時間與其作品成績表現等變數資料作一整體性的探討與分析，同時參與教學的教師也提出其教學觀察心得，以了解建築設計初學者其設計概念與草圖繪製之關係。

Most architects use concrete forms to help them to develop ideas. Such process is commonly found in conceptual sketching and abstract graphics. The sketches developed by the designers not only record the designers’ concepts but also to help the formation of concepts. This study investigates how the novice students of architectural design (first-year students) come up with something new from the process of sketching and then design and construct the models of sketches. In addition, the research tries to explore and analyze the relationship between design concept and sketching of architectural design novices by analyzing the time consumed, amounts of sketches, modeling time, and the results of their sketches. At the same time, teachers also provide their teaching observation in order to understand the correlation between students’ architectural design concepts and their sketches.