Urban Design Courses and Certifications

Urban Design for the Public Good: Dutch Urbanism

8 ratings at edX

Through a unique Dutch approach learn how to design landscapes and cities in response to social and environmental challenges.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Amsterdam;  EIT Urban Mobility

Reclaiming the Street for Livable Urban Spaces

87 ratings at Coursera

Learn how street experiments and transition management reshape city streets, and write an actionable plan to reclaim public space in your own neighbourhood.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

TU Munich;  EIT Urban Mobility

Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

45 ratings at Coursera

Reimagine streets as public space: study tactical urbanism typologies, from re-marking roads to car-free streets, and implement and evaluate street experiments with community buy-in.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of Lausanne Career Certificate

HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS

Explore urban health through multidisciplinary frameworks, observations and measures, modeling tools, scenario design, and place-based policies and governance for cities.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Building Inclusive Cities: Tackling Urban Inequality and Segregation

5 ratings at edX

Discover how urban design can help tackle inequality and socio-economic segregation in cities. Learn how to use analytical tools to measure these two phenomena and make urban design part of the soluti

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Spaces and Services for Local Communities

Explore new ways of managing, designing and inhabiting cities: methods and tools for city making, proximity-based neighbourhoods, and shared spaces and services for local communities.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 3 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Revitalisation of Public Spaces in Historic Cities Based on Sustainable Development Principles

Learn to sustainably revitalize historic public spaces through climate adaptation, green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and conservation-minded street furniture design.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

University of Lausanne

HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 3 : Design and policies

Design scenarios and policies for adapting urban health systems: build governance approaches for prevention and resilience, and produce a health impact assessment on your own urban health question.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of Lausanne

HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 3 : Design and policies

Design scenarios and policies for adapting urban health systems, then produce a policy design and health impact assessment on your own urban health question.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Urban Ecology Design

Learn how to contribute to a more biodiverse, nature-inclusive and sustainable built environment by using nature-based solutions in your designs and policies.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EDUCBA

Design and Render a 3D Urban Duplex in SketchUp

18 ratings at Coursera

Model a complete urban duplex in SketchUp: turn 2D plans into 3D structure, design elevations and façade details, then render photorealistic exteriors with V-Ray.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Basics of Urban Cooling

Learn how to design cooler, more sustainable cities by mastering the latest urban cooling strategies in this essential course!

• OpenLearning
• 25 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

住宅小区规划

系统讲解住宅小区规划与布局设计，涵盖建筑、道路、绿地、景观要素及可持续发展，并结合居住区景观案例分析。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

空间句法与数据化设计——环境行为数据分析及设计应用

系统学习空间句法与多源行为数据分析，并将分析结果应用于建筑与城市设计决策。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

因为它，爱上家——居住区规划原理

《居住区规划原理》课程是按照最新《城市居住区规划设计标准》要求，涵盖居住区道路、住宅、绿化、设施等篇章内容。它不仅是你学规划学设计的手册，也是你选房选楼盘的宝典。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course