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MIT OpenCourseWare

The Space Between Workshop

This workshop explores how designers might become as sensitive to space as they are to objects. Through a number of projects and precedent studies, architectural design is studied in relation to the Space Between. The design process is studied in reverse, considering space first and objects second.…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

MIT OpenCourseWare

Brownfields Policy and Practice

There are several hundred thousand Brownfield sites across the country. The large number of sites, combined with how a majority of these properties are located in urban and historically underserved communities, dictate that redevelopment of these sites stands to be a common theme in urban planning…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

MIT OpenCourseWare

Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City

The course is designed to be an introduction to methods of analyzing, evaluating, and recording the urban environment first hand. Its aim is to supplement existing courses that cover theory and history of city design and planning and to better prepare students without prior design background for th…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

MIT OpenCourseWare

City Visions: Past and Future

This class is intended to introduce students to understandings of the city generated from both social science literature and the field of urban design. The first part of the course examines literature on the history and theory of the city. Among other factors, it pays special attention to the large…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

MIT OpenCourseWare

Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry

This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing or investigating urban landscapes, and expressing ideas. Readings, observations, and photographs form the basis of discussions on light, detail, place, poetics, narrative, and how photography can inform design and planning. The current…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

MIT OpenCourseWare

Urban Design Seminar

This course is a requirement for completion of the Urban Design Certificate Program. It investigates the complex nature of ‘successful’ urban design and attempts to identify and evaluate examples of urban design that are at the leading edge of practice, anticipating the future. The seminar will dea…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

MIT OpenCourseWare

Urban Design Policy and Action

Governments at every level assume a measure of responsibility for seeking good design. Some of that responsibility is exercised directly—through the design and construction of government buildings, for example. But most changes to our environments are neither designed nor built by governments. Rath…

  • MIT
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Advanced

Alison

LEED V4: Building Design and Construction

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The ‘Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’ protocol (LEED v4) is a widely recognised and comprehensive ‘green’ building rating system that assesses the environmental performance and sustainability of buildings. To promote environmentally friendly and resource-efficient design and operation…

  • Alison
  • 5 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Free course
  • Paid certificate
  • Intermediate

Packt

Environmental Design and Final Scene Composition

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course will guide you through the process of designing immersive 3D…

  • Coursera
  • 17 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Paid certificate