1. The Architectural Imagination
Created by: Harvard University
Language: English
Subject
This digital course in architecture provides students with the knowledge to view architecture as both a cultural manifestation and scientific accomplishment. By exploring in-depth examinations of distinguished buildings and engaging in hands-on exercises in drawing and modeling, you will gain a deeper understanding of the work done by architects and historians. This in-depth study of architecture will enable you to understand the key principles essential for an academic or professional career in this field, by exploring some of the most significant historical buildings. This course also highlights how groundbreaking technology can stimulate new aesthetic experiences or interrupt lasting traditions. Furthermore, the course tackles the multifaceted connection between architecture and its social and historical contexts, its audiences, and its achievements and goals. This will provide you with insight into the architecture's power to represent and generate collective meaning and memory.
2. Zero-Energy Design: An Approach To Make Your Building Sustainable
Created by: DelftX
Language: English
Subject
One of the key tasks architects are faced with at the moment is implementing sustainability in their designs.
One way to do this is through reduction of energy consumption. This online architecture course introduces students to zero energy design and teaches you a stepped approach to design a zero energy climate concept for existing buildings such as homes, offices etc. The online course will show you how an integrated approach takes into account both passive measures (such as such shading) and active measures (such as heat pumps) can deliver the best results. You will do this by going through an overview of possible measures and also reviewing various case studies of zero energy buildings and case studies that also include other climates.
3. Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs
Created by: The University of British Columbia
Language: English
Subject
If you’ve often caught yourself wishing that you could redesign your city or where you live, then this might be the architectural course for you. Ecodesign refers to ‘integrating, planning, urban design and the conservation of natural systems to produce a sustainable built and natural environment’. In this online architecture course, you will see how eco-design has been implemented in different cities and suburbs such as Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm and False Creek North in Vancouver. You will learn the conceptual framework of eco-design and understand the tools, processes and techniques for policy development and implementation.
4. Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
Created by: UPValenciaX
Language: English
Subject
As architects, sustainability should always be top of mind. This online architecture course aims to offer an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability in architecture. You will be introduced to the basic elements and trends that currently define Architecture. Through this course, you learn how to develop conceptual models from architectural elements of buildings, how to optimize performance and the basic tools for introducing energy and measuring the potential impact on climate change. There’s a lot more coursework to be covered and as it follows an interdisciplinary approach, there will be performance assessment and urban policies.
5. Develop Parametric Architecture with Grasshopper
Created by: Stefan Boeykens
Language: English
Subject
In this online course, students will learn how to model freeform 3D and turn it into a Parametric Approach. This course is different in that instead of creating one or two design models for a project, you will learn how to develop an interactive adapting model that is controlled by a few chosen design parameters and is capable of generating a wide range of design variants. You will be able to use the clever components to define an efficient and powerful system of interconnected components, creating geometry, and applying geometric and mathematical operations.
6. Home Automation For Beginners: Create Your Own Smart Home
Created by: Gerard ODriscoll
Language: English
Subject
There are a lot of benefits of smart home automation can improve your life. For example, You can receive a text and email that alerts you on your smartphone when there’s an intruder in your home or maybe smoke has been detected in your kitchen. Getting your smart home running can often be a confusing and expensive process. This online course aims to walk you through it. You’ll cover the A-Z of Smart Home automation which will help reduce your energy consumption, create a comfortable family environment and hopefully save you from a lot of confusion and ( possibly intruders)
7. Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Created by: Dr. Sean Carroll
Language: English
Subject
This online architectural course aims to teach students the fundamental concepts and methods in static structural analysis. You will explore the basics such as the forces, moments and how to use the principle of static equilibrium. You’ll cover topics such as joint resolution method and method of sections in detail. The online course has been designed to tackle the key topics that students usually encounter first when studying structural mechanics. It will tackle the areas that students tend to find tricky when starting out. The course also links theory and practice by exploring how the models of structural behavior map out onto the real world.
8. Structural Steel Design: Learn the Principles of Design
Created by: Adam Brittan
Language: English
Subject
In this online course, students will learn and understand the foundations and design a laterally steel element with ease. The online course is aimed at introducing you to the basics of steel design and is ideal if you’re looking for an introduction or refresher on:
- When to use steel
- How it fails
- Different loading conditions
- Lateral Restraint
- Stress/Strain and yield strengths
- Bending, Axial and Shear Resistance (includes an example of each)
- Combined Axial and Bending Resistance (includes an example)
The online course is in metric units and will often reference the Eurocode
9. Fundamentals of Bridge Design-Concept of design and modeling
Created by: Ayman Kandeel
Language: English
Subject
In this online course, students will cover the fundamental concepts and methods in bridge design. The course explores the basics such as the definition of the bridge, different types and what is the statically system of each type of bridge. Other topics covered are bridge components, different types of design codes and the different types of loads. The course tackles areas that students find quite tricky when starting out. There’s a key emphasis on linking theory and practice.
10. Learn To Read Structural Drawings: With Real Site Videos
Created by: Gokul Saud
Language: English
Subject
This online course teaches engineering students what four years in university won’t teach them. The practical knowledge required to work at the site. The course will not only help you read structural drawings but it will also help you understand how reinforcement is actually placed at the site.
Once you are done with this course, you will know how to prepare a bar bending schedule, give cutting length to the workers and prepare running and the final bills.
11. How A Building Is Designed And Built
Created by: Matthew Morris
Language: English
Subject
In this online course, students will learn the materials and systems in a building. You learn everything from how to identify the Numerous Components, Materials and Systems in a Commercial Building to Evaluating Key Constraints and Select All of the Appropriate Major Systems and Materials in a Building. The aim is equip you with information that helps you learn the terminology and prepares you for the job.
This course is ideal for anyone interested or is a professional working in building materials and systems. If you are a contractor, specialty contractor, architect, engineer, building owner, construction manager, real estate developer and manager, facility operator and manager or an engineering student etc. This course is ideal.
12. Circular Economy for a Sustainable Built Environment
Created by: TUDelft
Language: English
Subject
When it comes to waste production, building construction is one of the highest contributors. This is majorly because the different life cycle stages of buildings from construction to end of life cause a significant environmental impact related to energy consumption, waste generation and direct and indirect green emissions. This online course focuses on the principles of Circular Economy and how it can be applied to the built environment. The Circular Economy model offers guidelines and principles for promoting more sustainable building construction and reducing the impact on the environment.
The online course aims to teach students how to become familiar with circularity as a systemic, multi-disciplinary approach, concerned with the different scale, from material to product, building, city, and region. Additionally, you will also learn how architecture and urban design can be adapted according to the principles of the Circular Economy and ensure that construction is more sustainable. You will also learn from case studies how companies that are already profitably can incorporate this new theory into their design, construction and operation of the built environment.
