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Part One of “Building Bad” offers an examination of why and how boundaries that constrain the utilitarian functions of buildings are established. In this course, you’ll learn how building codes and safety regulations are limited by cost-benefit analyses; how profitability is a key component of LEED sustainability ratings; and why, decades after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many U.S. streets and buildings remain inaccessible.

Architect Jonathan Ochshorn makes a point on the need to integrate the art of architecture with building science, in his book Building Bad.

Our world is increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. The singularity is not here, but sophisticated machine-learning algorithms are—revolutionizing medicine and transport; transforming jobs and markets; reshaping where we eat, who we meet, what we read, and how we learn. At the same time, the promises of AI are increasingly overshadowed by its perils, from unemployment and disinformation to powerful new forms of bias and surveillance. The promises of AI are increasingly overshadowed by its perils, from unemployment and disinformation to powerful new forms of bias and surveillance. ...