<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=20SzEs_1Gx87u1s00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=20SzEs_1Gx87u1s00" width="900" height="1200" ><figcaption>Junior Aiya Saeed poses in front of the house that the Homebuilding class is currently working on. Courtesy of Saeed.</figcaption></figure>While most students spend seven hours a day working with pen and paper, junior Aiya Saeed finds herself working with hammers and saws. Every day, Saeed leaves her fourth-hour class 10 minutes early to catch a bus that takes her and the rest of her class to their Homebuilding site, where they build a house from the basement to the roof. Saeed became a part of Huron’s Homebuilding program this year, but her interest in architecture began in her freshman year, when she took an interior design class. “I had actually been set on being a lawyer until in ninth grade, I took interior design for a semester and really started to love the idea of that field,” Saeed said. “I think I really liked that it combined my love for creativity and art with geometry, the only math I’ve ever found myself enjoying.”During her sophomore year, Saeed designed her own floor plans and built a cardboard model house for Personal Project. Now, she gets to do the real thing every day. “Most people going to college for architecture aren’t going to have the experience that someone who took Homebuilding would,” Saeed said. “It’s really neat, and gives me an inside perspective on what goes into making a house.” While homebuilding has been a fun and unique opportunity for Saeed to explore her interest in architecture, it has also pushed her out of her comfort zone. As one of only two girls in a class of 15 students, she has had to adjust to working in a male-dominated environment. “That’s been a learning experience, having to work with new people that are very different from me and not having someone specifically to act as a role model,” Saeed said.Despite this, Saeed still feels that learning to work with others and taking a hands-on approach to learning has been valuable for her. “I leave my classes and get not just to sit and learn and be talked at and lectured at, but to have a hands-on experience,” Saeed said. “I actually get to do, and I get to see the fruit of my labor as I’m doing it. That’s been very rewarding.”Saeed encourages other students with a passion for architecture to consider joining Homebuilding, but she also recognizes it is a serious commitment and emphasizes the time and effort the program requires. “Don’t just take it because you think it would be fun,” Saeed said. “Take it because you want to go into the industry… Keep in mind that it is a lot of time you’re committing. But if you’re willing to commit the time, if you are passionate about this, please do it. It will change your life.” </div></body>

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While most students spend seven hours a day working with pen and paper, junior Aiya Saeed finds herself working with hammers and saws. Every day, Saeed leaves her fourth-hour class 10 minutes early to catch a bus that takes her and the rest of her class to their Homebuilding site, where they build a house from the basement to the roof.

Building a house with Aiya Saeed

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While most students spend seven hours a day working with pen and paper, junior Aiya Saeed finds herself working with hammers and saws. Every day, Saeed lea

Building a house with Aiya Saeed

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