The course will introduce students to the principles of academic work in the field of architecture. It will explain: what is research, what can be its aim, and what is its relationship to designing. Various research frameworks and methods will be introduced, as well as the reasons why text is an essential instrument for presenting the results of research. Essentially, students will learn the parameters of academic text, work with sources and the citation guidelines, and also, they will learn to understand the reasons why specific forms of writing in the academic context is standardised. Important part of lessons is dedicated to active participation of students who will analyse and discuss selected academic texts, and write a proposal for their own research, and thus they will gain the needed experience in academic work. The proposal will be submitted in the format of academic text at the end of the semester.