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Build Academy is an online platform that offers Architecture courses, Real Estate Courses and Sustainable Design Courses. Those online courses are available for anyone with or without background: students, enthusiasts or professionals. Those courses have been created by experts and professors from the most famous universities: Harvard GSD, Philadelphia University, New York University, Barcelona or Pratt Institute.

Top Architecture Courses

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Here you will learn the history of architecture through the main architectural trends from 1900 to nowadays: romantic style, classic style, modern movement, Art Déco, Modernism, Brutalism, sustainable architecture and many more. You will also study the most iconic buildings of the most famous architects: Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Foster+partners, Renzo Piano, Kengo Kuma, Herzog et De Meuron, Rafael Moneo, Santiago Calatrava and more.

Contemporary Architecture (1985-Now)

All Levels | Subtitles This course analyzes major contemporary architectural ideas, ideologies, and projects in the context of both globalization and specific local contexts.

$49.00 – $99.00

Modern Architecture (1900-1945)

All Levels | Subtitles This online course traces the history of modern architecture from the point of view of its transformation under the influence of two major forces: the process of modernization and the development of ideology.

$49.00 – $99.00

Frank Lloyd Wright and the 20th Century

All Levels | Subtitles This online course will look at Frank Lloyd Wright in the context of 20th century culture, and examine parallels between his work and that of other 20th century figures.

$49.00 – $99.00

New York Architecture

All Levels | Subtitles Let’s analyze major architectural ideas and projects that shaped New York City. We will trace development of the city since its foundation in 1609 until today.

$49.00 – $99.00

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You will learn how to make professional real estate investment and development decisions. Our courses will teach you the essential financial functions and how to use Excel to analyze income property (3 courses are fully dedicated to the use of Excel for Real Estate analysis). You will also learn the steps for performing Discounted Cash Flow Analysis.

Real Estate Finance and Investment Drivers, Strategies and Valuation

All Levels | Subtitles This course sets the stage for the Real Estate Finance and Investment Program. It presents the overview for making professional real estate investment and development decisions.

$49.00 – $99.00

Essential Financial Functions

All Levels | Subtitles This course teaches the fundamental building blocks of real estate finance. It is the foundation for all real estate investment analysis.

$49.00 – $99.00

Setup for the First Stabilized Year of Operations

All Levels | Subtitles It is the starting point for all income property analysis and covers all of the topics that one must understand in order to develop a sophisticated pro forma financial analysis.

$49.00 – $99.00

Real Estate Investment Analysis Excel Skills A

All Levels | Subtitles This course is the first of three that teach you how to use Excel to analyze income property. Throughout the courses, we use Brookside Square as a case study.

$49.00 – $99.00

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Sustainable Architecture and Design

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This program explores the context, motivations, frameworks and perspectives necessary to build a deeper understanding of sustainability and to form a solid foundation for sustainable design and put it into practice. A close reading of the first and second invisible hands of wealth will be presented in order to reveal sustainability as a powerful motivation for action towards a sustainable future. A number of frameworks including the Quadruple Bottom Line and Integral Sustainable Design will be studied in order to organize those actions into holistic relationships. The program takes a deeper look at the state of energy and environmental systems and their impacts.

2 courses

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Real Estate Finance and Investment Program

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The Real Estate Finance and Investment Program is designed to give you the essential skills you need to evaluate investments in income property – apartments, shopping centers, office buildings, industrial buildings, and hotels. Whether you are an investor, developer, buyer, seller, broker, appraiser, or service provider, you need to know how sophisticated real estate practitioners perform financial analysis to make decisions.

8 courses

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Modern and Contemporary Architecture

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This online program traces the history of modern and contemporary architecture from the early 20th century until today. We explore the transformation of architecture and cities under the influence of two major forces: the process of modernization and the development of ideology. We discuss the theories, buildings, landscapes and projects, which have significantly impacted architectural culture. Understanding the architecture of the past gives students a focused historical lens through which to consider contemporary architectural problems.

5 courses

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Let’s learn how to make a better world! Two courses are dedicated to explore the context, motivations, frameworks and perspectives necessary to build a deeper understanding of sustainability and to form a solid foundation for sustainable design. A number of frameworks including the Quadruple Bottom Line and Integral Sustainable Design will be studied in order to organize those actions into holistic relationships.

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