The Conceptual Layer is also known as the architect's view. The architect is a visionary according to Sherwood, Clark, and Lynas. They provide impressionistic drawings and high-level descriptions. (Sherwood, Clark, & Lynas, 2005) The Conceptual architecture is about being able to design the forest rather than the trees. Learn to stand back from the trees and being able to see the forest. (Sherwood, Clark, & Lynas, 2005) Going through each week, covering a layer at a time, I didn't see how it all come together until near the end of the course. And this is the Aha moment and Van Gogh’s impressionist paintings comes to mind and illustrate the concept. One has to stand at a distance to appreciate the painting in its totality. I remember from my art professor back in my freshman in college days mentioning that with impressionist paintings, one has to look at it from a distance. It is at a distance that the architect envisions the final work of art. Looking at the painting up close, one can easily miss what the artist is trying to convey. Looking at the painting up close, there’s fuzziness and confusion as to what the image is. Looking at the painting from a distance, one can see the picture. It is this gift that the architect at the conceptual layer that needs to have a vision of what it is, how it looks like, the overall shape and size, mix of color, texture, mood, atmosphere, what’s going on in the foreground, middle ground, and background.