Bachelor's in Architectural Studies from University of Illinois in 2013.

Master's in STEM Education & Leadership from Illinois State University in 2015.

Master's in Educational Technology & Leadership from Concordia University Chicago expected graduation in 2019.

Develop your own steps of the design process and work through them

Design a beach house based on site and lot considertions (sun paths, window placement, viewports, wind paths, etc.)

Develop a design based on a buzz word, principle or element.

Develop advanced rendering skills using Autodesk Revit & Adobe Photoshop software

Learn how to use Sketchup software to develop tiny home

Use Adobe Illustrator software to make professional floor plan(s) and cross section of tiny home

Learn AutoCAD software to develop a wood lasercut model of your tiny home.

You will learn how to run the laser in our classroom.

Develop advanced Revit skills while develop mid-rise hotel structure. Option to focus on exterior or interior design for Chicago hotel

If students select to design the outside of the hotel they will learn about site development to create a parking lot, landscaping, and other exterior features.

If students select to design the inside of the hotel, they will lay out the entire floor of a hotel with different types of rooms and create a color coded floor plan diagram. Then they will focus on developing the interior of one hotel room.

After each project in this course, students will use Adobe InDesign software to create a professional portfolio they can use for college applications and job interviews.