The Polytechnic University of Valencia offers a free online course on sustainability in architecture. Available through the edX platform, registration is now open for Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction, which begins on July 9. The four-week course requires three to four hours of study per week.
Taught by professors from the Polytechnic University of Valencia in collaboration with faculty from the University of British Columbia, TU Delft, Cambridge, and University College Cork, the course "offers an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability in architecture. Students will be introduced to the basic elements of sustainability assessments, as well as the trends that shape space today."
The course syllabus covers the following topics:
While enrollment is free, participants who wish to receive a certificate can do so for a $50 fee.
This is not the only free course starting soon on edX. Other upcoming options include Vernacular Architecture in Asia, offered by the University of Hong Kong; Road Safety in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank; and a course on Urban Narratives from the Catholic University of Louvain.
For more information on these and other free online courses, visit the edX platform.
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
