I began Architecture I as a class in the fall of my junior year of high school (2011-2012) with no prior experience. This year was focused mainly around residential work. Our first assignment was hand-drafting. Where we took a floor plan and an elevation and scaled them up to a larger scale. This taught me not only how to hand-draft in a timely manner, but it made me become familiar with residential terms and standards. Our main project for the year was a "Dream House". A 2,500 sq. ft project. We spent many weeks on this project and I ended up taking 3rd in the State finals for it. We also worked on an interior design board and I co-designed the backdrop for the 2012 Senior Prom.