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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

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.

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Top Real Estate Courses

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.

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Sustainable Design and Resilient Design

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.
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Modern and Contemporary Architecture

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.
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Cherie Faiella

“Many thanks to all who so generously gave of their time and talent – I met wonderful human beings and learned so much.”

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“I am so happy for participating in this project, and wish to join future courses and will tell my friends about this wonderful experience.”

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Architect
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“Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity of participating in this amazing project! It was an incredible experience I will cherish all my life.”

Amanda J. Honduras
Architect
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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