Architecture Design Engineering Curriculum

Mina teaches Architecture, Engineering, Construction Document (Blueprint Reading), Computer Aided Design(CAD), 3d Studio Max, and Revit. He has also developed lessons, projects, and units for the California Department of Education (CDE) and various educational institutions. He has taught in the classroom since 2010 and also the most up to date on distance education and online instructional delivery. All his assignments are based on his real life background in Architecture and Education. Making them project based learning and Career Technical Education. His real world curriculum has been used in case studies and is alignment with standards and Student Learning Outcomes. Thousands of students from elementary, high school, and adults have all completed these assignments, lessons, and curriculum.

Project Based Learning, STEM, STEAM, Linked Learning, In the classroom and distance education (online).

Authored the first UC A-G approved Architectural Design course for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Published drawings for various text books.

He is an essential individual in the non-profit sector providing urban planning for low income rural communities and is also a credentialed instructor. He has been involved in academia, teaching design and engineering. For the past several years he has helped the California Department of Education develop curriculum focused on Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Design, Project Based Learning, and S.T.E.M. programs. In addition he recently authored the first UC A-G approved Architectural Design course for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

He has been an essential entity in the architectural industry both in design and in construction. Mina has been active in the schematic, structural, and graphic representation of a spectrum of projects that include commercial, residential, and cultural buildings. He has been active with some of the leading Architects and Engineers commissioning projects in California, New Mexico, and Montana. His body of work includes but is not limited to buildings, landscape, graphic design, art installations, and furniture. Subsequently, various authors have incorporated his work, research, and drawings in their text book publications. His palette of tools includes a vast experience in industry software and the utilization of new and emerging technology to communicate the design intention of a project and developing a comprehensive set of construction documents . Other areas of skill include detailing, 3d rendering, sustainable design, and the preparation of graphic presentations.