Fergus Garber Young is a mid-sized architectural firm located in Palo Alto specializing in thoughtfully planned and crafted private residences and commercial developments. This session focuses on how FGY uses Materials, Surfaces, and Composites to quickly demonstrate design intent. They share how they use ARCHICAD tools to efficiently model and represent both a residential and commercial projects. Major topics include a review of using surfaces, listing of materials and composites, early incorporation of composites in the design process, wall intersections, organizing firm wide materials and quick tips for creating surfaces and managing them within the model.