Course Description:

The Architecture and Construction career cluster is offered as one of the three STAMP magnet programs at Veterans Memorial High School. Look around you. You are likely inside a room in a building, maybe your school. You are in a structure that started with an idea in an architect’s head. He or she imagined how tall it would be, how many rooms it would hold, where the walls and doorways would stand. The architect drew up plans that guided teams of people as they went about constructing the building — plumbers, electricians, masons, roofers, framers, and so on. And now that the building is finished, another team of people manage and maintain it, keeping equipment up and running, the spaces clean and organized, and the windows glistening. These are the people who work in the Architecture & Construction cluster. If you like to design and build things, tinker with tools and technology, or decorate homes and offices with flooring, paint, furniture, and art, then Architecture & Construction could be the right career cluster for you. The Architecture & Construction Cluster is focused on careers in designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment. - Description taken from Architecture and Construction College and Career Planning Guide.

- Description taken from Architecture and Construction  College and Career Planning Guide

Courses:

The courses offered within the STAMP Program at Veterans Memorial High School for this CTE Cluster Program are as follows:

• Principles of Architecture and Construction
• Architectural Design
• Advanced Architectural Design
• Practicum in Architectural Design

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Instructors:

• Erika Araujo-Flores (PrinArch, AD, AAD)
• Email: erikaaraujo@bisd.us
• Room: T-134B
• Conference Period: 5th
• Website: VMHS Architecture

• Ronald Lopez (ADD, Practicum in AD)
• Email: ronlopez@bisd.us
• Room: T-134B
• Conference Period: 3rd

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Additional Courses:

The Construction Technology pathway is also offered at Veterans Memorial High School as a separate CTE pathway. Although it is not a part of the STAMP Program it is still a part of the Architecture and Construction program and is offered to all students.
The courses offered for Construction Technology pathway are as follows:

• Principles of Architecture and Construction
• Construction Technology
• Advanced Construction Technology
• Practicum in Architecture Design