Course catalog

Architectural Design Project Type Basics (223853)

We all occupy physical space and whether we realize it or not, our built environment affects us on many levels, from our mood to our health to our productivity and even creativity. If you’re interested in architecture, becoming aware of how space affects you personally is the first step towards building a vocabulary for architectural design. In this course, architect Branka Knezevic illustrates how space can affect your physical and mental state, the bottom lines and operations of companies and institutions, and the cultural and social welfare of the public. Branka uses real-life examples from her own practice Plana Architects to highlight a number of project types, including residential, office, education, healthcare, and retail, and the different design considerations for each. For each building type, she also explains perhaps the most important factor: how the design of these buildings affects the people occupying them.

Architectural Design: The WE Way for Workplace Inclusivity (222442)

Architecture defines how we live and work in the world. Designing environments for all people gives an organization the ability to communicate their culture and values in a way that speaks to the idea that "You belong here." In this course, architect Oshoke Abalu outlines her framework for inclusive architectural design, which she calls the Workplace Experience Way, or the WE Way. Each of its four components—the commons, the sanctuary, the neighborhood, and the cocoon—provides a way for architects and companies to define a workplace that provides locations and modalities for everyone in the organization to feel welcomed, valued, and loved. Join Oshoke as she shows how to make the practical and actionable choices to make architectural design more caring, more authentic, and more inclusive.