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Design and Construction

Working together to create things!

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Meet Sherpa Sam Day: Architect and Urban Designer

    Sherpa Sam Day on top of Mt Rainer 

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    LET'S BUILD SOMETHING TOGETHER

    "It takes different sizes of teams with different backgrounds."

    - Architect Sam Day (Director of Urban Design for The OKC Wheeler District)

    What is Urban Design

    The Design

    "The developer hires a design team to come up with a plan." 

    Designing a plan is being proactive causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

    The Construction

    The plans give vision and structure to the process. 

    Now, we can make it a reality with skilled people from the trades.

    The plan allows for synergy! 

    An old downtown air park has become The OKC Wheeler District

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      First Residents

      What Makes The OKC Wheeler District Unique 

      FIRST GROUP OF RESIDENTS MOVE INTO NEW WHEELER DISTRICT HOMES

      The Wheeler District

      Find out more

      History of the OKC Wheeler District

      Through the years: See the Wheeler District's history in photos

      The Oklahoman

      Learn more

      WHEELER NEIGHBORHOOD TAKES OFF

      Some "Shorts"

      Before you build something...

      ..do you always have to build a small scale of it? 

      The "Trades"

      Your Reputation Matters

      Self-Management Skills

      Personal self-management skills needed when working with others.

      Math

      The type of math used in design.

      Best Strategy to Land a Job

      Best strategies for getting a job in the industry.

      Architect

      Have you been designed in such a way that you would love architecture?

      THE PROCESS OF BUILDING

       

      16 Popular Trades in Construction

      Use the Indeed Search Engine to Learn more

      Would you like to work in any of these trades?

      ACTIVITIES

      Video Review

      Laying a Firm Foundation

      Let's Do Some Digging

      Let's see what you learned.

      Video Review

      Let's Do Some Digging

      Laying a Firm Foundation

      Let's Do Some Digging

      Finding Careers of Interest

      Compare and Contrast

      Laying a Firm Foundation

      Laying a Firm Foundation

      Laying a Firm Foundation

      Foundational Skills to Work Well with Others

      Self-management Skills

      Choosing a Place to Live

      What trade is right for you?

      Laying a Firm Foundation

      What would you like your home to include?

      Which Wheeler Home would you prefer?

      What trade is right for you?

      What trade is right for you?

      What trade is right for you?

      72 Trade Careers to Consider

      Which skill would you like to have?

      It's your turn!

      What trade is right for you?

      What trade is right for you?

      Get Certified

      Answer the Questions to Get Certified

      Are you ready to work?

      Current jobs available in your area!

      Opportunities to Explore to Learn More

      Your Local Career Tech

      Your Local Career Tech

      Your Local Career Tech

      Oklahoma Career Tech 

      Technology Center Districts

      (Locate your district to determine the location of your Career Tech


      Architecture and Construction Career Programs in Oklahoma

      Career Major Descriptions by Pathway

      Learn About Construction Trade Programs

      Rebuilding Together OKC

      Your Local Career Tech

      Your Local Career Tech

      Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives.

      Rebuilding Together OKC is a non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding lives and neighborhoods...making homes safe, warm and dry. We bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income, elderly homeowners in the Oklahoma City metro area.

      One Home at a Time

      US News and World Report

      US News and World Report

      US News and World Report

      Find and compare colleges along with many other helpful things!

      US News "College Comparisons" is Gold Standard!

      Apprenticeships

      US News and World Report

      US News and World Report

      US Department of Labor

      Search for an apprenticeship near you!

      Resource: College Cost Calculator

      How Much Does College Cost?

      The College Cost Calculator can help determine rough estimates of what to expect from college costs, and in turn, how much to begin budgeting for it. To estimate the costs of more specific colleges, the College Navigator can be used to get more precise annual college costs data. This calculator is mainly intended for use in the U.S. 

      College Cost Calcutlator

      Activity: THE ADVANTAGES OF A DUAL-LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL

      A new charter school being proposed for the Wheeler District would offer students a rigorous curri

      WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

      A Charter K-5 Dual-Language Immersion School

      THE OKLAHOMAN - by Tim Willert

      Thoughtful Design Leads to Successful Integration

       Gateway Elementary School


      Blair Humphreys, executive director of the Wheeler District, said the school would bring together students who predominantly speak English and those who predominantly speak Spanish "in a way where they both benefit from bilingual education and true immersion."  

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      Full Interview

      Sherpa Sam Day goes into detail! 

      Sherpa Sam goes to Berkeley

      Sam wanted to learn more about affordable housing.

      This is his capstone project presented to his professors and classmates. 

      "Open Space: Public to Private"

      Rather than demolishing old neighborhoods, this process transforms them in an affordable way!

      Portfolio

      Glance through other work Sherpa Sam Day has accomplished.

      Samuel Day: Collected Works 2010-2020

      Justice Architect - Deanna Van Buren

      Sam's Graduation Commencement Speaker

      Deanna Van Buren designs Restorative Justice Centers.

      Van Buren is creating dynamic spaces that provide safe venues for dialogue and reconciliation; employment and job training; and social services to help keep people from entering the justice system in the first place. "Imagine a world without prisons," Van Buren says. "And join me in creating all the things that we could build instead."

      Her 2018 Ted Talk 

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