Julia Jones, Teacher
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Julia Jones is lead instructor at the Build San Francisco Institute (Build SF) who earned her bachelor's degree in aquatic biology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. After school, she worked with Fog City Drafting, gaining experience in architectural surveying and drafting.
In 2004, Jones earned a master's degree in secondary science education, after which she started a teaching position with Build SF, where she instructs youth in architecture, design, and urban ecology.
This article originally published on 1/20/2009
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Build SF Table of Contents
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Overview
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Lessons
- Overview: Build SF Lessons at a Glance
- How to Draw in 2-D and 3-D
- Conceptualizing the Golf-Hole Design
- How to Build Golf Holes to Scale
- How to Make Blueprints on Presentation Boards
- Using 3-D Software to Render Golf-Hole Designs
- Presenting and Playing the Hole
- A Glossary of Common Build SF Terms
- Troubleshooting Project-Implementation Hurdles
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Videos and Tips
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Articles
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Contacts
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the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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Houston SF Bridge
fgaines@houstonisd.org
aka Fred Gaines would like to duplicate your program in Houston. Houston Community College or Houston Independent School District would be a good source of students.
I am still inspired the late by Don Terner.
Curriculum
I am particularly interested in your program as I teach high school Architectural Design. Besides the lesson plans available on this web page, have you developed a full semester or year curriculum?