Architectural History Courses and Certifications

Build Academy

New York Architecture

2 ratings

The course will analyze major architectural ideas and projects that shaped New York City.

• Independent
• 6 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Build Academy

Contemporary Architecture

2 ratings

The course analyzes contemporary architecture in the context of globalization. We will discuss some of the most significant projects and influential architects of our time.

• Independent
• 12 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

History of Chinese Architecture Part I

This course explores China's rich and varied architectural history. (In Mandarin with English subtitles.)

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

History of Chinese Architecture Part II

This course explores China's rich and varied architectural history. (In Mandarin with English subtitles.)

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Modern Japanese Architecture: From Meiji Restoration to Today

1 rating

Explore traditional Japanese architecture and related political influences starting with the introduction of Western building styles in the 19th century to the influence of Le Corbusier in the mid-20t

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia, Part 1 | 探索亚洲地区的本土建筑，第1部分

Join us in the Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia and learn key concepts to better understand your own local built environment. 加入探寻亚洲之本土建筑之旅，学习相关的理论知识与概念，更好的了解你身边的建筑环境。

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Humans

5 ratings at edX

Learn the history, ideas, and concepts behind contemporary Japanese architecture through one facet of Japanese architecture, humans.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Theory

Learn the history, ideas and concepts behind contemporary Japanese architecture through four architectural facets and five generations of architects.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: City

Learn the history, ideas, and concepts behind contemporary Japanese architecture through one facet of Japanese architecture, city.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture

This series will explore contemporary Japanese architecture from four facets: theory, technology, city, and humans.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• $428.00
• 4 courses

Rome and a Villa - Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat

1 rating

Explore how Hadrian’s Roman buildings used monumental forms, concrete, light, and theatrical interior space.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bigger Is Better - The Baths of Caracalla and Roman Architecture in the 2nd-3rd Centuries

1 rating

A lecture on how second- and third-century Rome expressed a “bigger is better” ideal through tombs, monuments, arches, and the Baths of Caracalla.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy - Roman Architecture

1 rating

A lecture on how Julio-Claudian emperors transformed Roman architecture through concrete, interior space, and innovations from Villa Jovis to Nero’s Golden House.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Roman Architecture: Timgad and Leptis Magna in North Africa - Lecture 18

1 rating

A lecture on Roman imperial architecture in Timgad and Leptis Magna, tracing planned colonization, urban growth, and Septimius Severus’s monumental hometown renovation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rome of Constantine and the Founding of Constantinople

1 rating

Explore how Constantine’s buildings bridged Rome’s pagan past and Christian future while shaping the architectural legacy of the Roman Empire.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video