In most architectural schools, the primary emphasis is on pictorial descriptions. As an expression of the quintessential features of architecture, verbal descriptions can play a central key role in architectural education, however. Verbal descriptions of a place are usually a synthesis of horizontal and/or vertical descriptions. Horizontal descriptions refer to features such as edges, centers, circulation, articulation, etc. Vertical descriptions refer to orientation, threshold, stance and the like. This paper assumes that there is a close correlation between verbal and nonverbal descriptions as well as practical skills. This hypothesis opens promising areas for architectural education.