Architecture is the process of designing and constructing buildings. For planners, architecture can play a key role in the shaping of cities, public health, energy use, and other urban issues. Architectural value can also determine the shape of neighborhoods through historic preservation and zoning protections.

Architecture Courses

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Building Bad, Part 1: How Architectural Utility is Constrained by Politics
Jonathan Ochshorn
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
site plan created in autocad
AutoCAD 101
Jaymes Dunsmore
63 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
A modern skyscraper twisting towards the sky
Building Bad, Part 2: How Architectural Utility is Damaged by Expression
Jonathan Ochshorn
59 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
site plan created in autocad
AutoCAD for Site Planning
Jaymes Dunsmore
74 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.
History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 1
Kristin Faurest
64 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
3d model created in autocad
AutoCAD for 3D Modeling
Jaymes Dunsmore
66 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
Philadelphia Neighborhood
Green Infrastructure
David Rouse
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
City Dreamers film ad
City Dreamers
81 Mins
Walled garden
Designing the Built Environment for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kristin Faurest
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
two-story craftsman style home with a green lawn
American Architectural Styles
Meredith Johnson
71 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
pedestrian on path next to bikeshare
Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
Jeff Speck
79 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
large group of people doing yoga outdoors in a city center
Women and Cities: Gender Equity, Past and Present
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
detached accessory dwelling unit ADU in backyard
Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Jason Neville
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
women and children sitting at praxagora kok project in Stockholm
Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
Boston buildings and bridge
The Elements of Citymaking: Design, Policy, and Finance
Jason Neville
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
storefronts with different building heights
Right-Sizing Zoning for Better Outcomes
Christy Dodson
129 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

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Jaymes Dunsmore

Jaymes is a planner and urban designer who recently completed a Master in City Planning and...

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Kristin Faurest

Kristin Faurest is a public garden education and outreach professional, author, and landscape architecture educator, committed...

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Jonathan Ochshorn

Jonathan is a registered architect with an academic background in structural engineering and urban design as...

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Jason Neville

Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.

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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...

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Jeff Speck

Jeff Speck is a city planner who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.

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David Rouse

David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...

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Christy Dodson

Christy is an Urban Designer at Code Studio, with a background in architecture and planning.

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Meredith Johnson

Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to...

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The American City, Part 2: The Invention of a New Scale Sign Up

The American City, Part 2: The Invention of a New Scale

Instructor: Mark David Major

Understand how the physical characteristics of block size and street length distinguish American cities from earlier models of urbanism, and the implications of these physical characteristics for sustainability in the 21st century.

4.30
50 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
The American City, Part 1: A Brief History of the Regular Grid Sign Up

The American City, Part 1: A Brief History of the Regular Grid

Instructor: Mark David Major

Learn why the regular grid has been a standard part of the town planning vocabulary around the world for nearly five millennia.

4.13
47 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
Economic Thinking for Planners: Cities, Externalities, and Governance Sign Up

Economic Thinking for Planners: Cities, Externalities, and Governance

Instructor: Peter Gordon

Through history, people have become better off as they urbanized. This course investigates how and why the quality of life has improved in cities.

4.17
56 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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