The core items of undergraduate courses in architecture are the perception of space, geometry, material and the influence of light. In Bochum we developed and still practise a consequent system of integrating drawing and photography as analytic tools of perception and sketching, descriptive geometry, computer aided design (CAD), digital visualisation and animation as synthetic items. The versatile use of digital media in the further studies is of essential significance - especially the synthesis between architectural photography (with all its special features concerning geometrical depicting) and CAD / visualisation / animation. Special emphasis is given to techniques for simulation and immersion such as digital panorama photography, combined with computer-based VR-modeling e.g. VRML as well as using online-CAD-modeling and areal photography in processes of citizen participation.