Learn about use cases and best practices for architecting real-time applications using big data technologies, such as Hazelcast and Apache Spark.

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.

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.

Refine your Rhino skills. Learn how to create architectural documentation and presentation images—without rendering—that make your designs shine.

Learn how to use Rhino to design a digital file of a building for the physical fabrication of a scale model. This course demonstrates each step of the model-building workflow.

Join photographer and educator Justin Reznick as he photographs some examples of Chicago's spectacular architecture, sharing creative and technical insights along the way.

Follow along with photographer Richard Klein as he demonstrates the best shooting and lighting techniques for photographing buildings.

Follow along with photographer Richard Klein as he shows techniques for lighting and composing photos that make interior spaces look their best.

Advance your Rhino modeling and workflow skills with this short course on architectural site and exterior design.

Go beyond the basics and learn what it takes to develop iterative hardware prototypes using Arduino.

Power your DIY electronics projects with Arduino and pulse width modulation. Learn how to program servos, motors, and LEDs to react to the world around them.

Begin your Thrive journey to create a life filled with less stress and greater well-being. Arianna Huffington discusses the benefits of meditation and sleep in this first course.

Continue your Thrive journey to create a life filled with less stress and greater well-being. Arianna Huffington shares ways to unplug and recharge in this second course of six.

Pursue the next step in your Thrive journey to create a life filled with less stress, greater well-being, and enhanced productivity. Arianna Huffington shares how to set priorities in this third course of six.

Go further in your Thrive journey to create a life filled with less stress and greater well-being. Arianna Huffington shares how to face challenges in this fourth course of six.

Progress further in your Thrive journey to create a life filled with less stress and greater well-being. Arianna Huffington discusses how to ignite joy in this fifth course of six.

Complete the learning portion of your Thrive journey. Arianna Huffington discusses the link between giving and success in this final course of six.

Learn how to make a drivable car in augmented reality (AR) using Unity and the ARKit framework from Apple.

In this interview with former US secretary of education Arne Duncan, dig deep into the groundbreaking CRED program, which aims to reduce gun violence in Chicago through jobs.