Our Philosophy
We are committed to ensuring your experience is educational, inspiring, and fun – every time.
All of our courses are AIA CES approved, and guaranteed complete satisfaction.
"Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light."
—Le Corbusier
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ARCHITECTS' RESOURCES
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Welcome to The Practitioner's Resource
Welcome to The Practitioner's Resource. We are dedicated to improving the relationship between people and place through continuing education courses for architects, facility planners, interior designers, and landscape architects. It is our goal to help you become a better design practitioner through knowledge and skills that improve your ability to communicate with clients and user groups, and to make more informed design decisions.
At The Practitioner's Resource, we develop each continuing education course around a specific design issue, skill, or process bringing into focus the significance and impact of the human element. With our online courses, we demystify current architectural research and trends, and show you how to use research-based knowledge and information in your conversations with clients, design processes, and decision-making. Each of our online courses introduces a toolkit of architectural skills, methods and/or guidelines that are practical and design oriented. Every continuing education course at The Practitioner's Resource is created using state-of-the-art e-learning software, providing you with a rich interactive learning experience, as well as timely and accurate reporting. We are committed to ensuring your online continuing education experience is architecturally oriented, inspiring, and fun – every time.
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CALIFORNIA ARCHITECT CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
NEW! California ADA Course Package $176.00 5 ADA/HSW Hour NEW! NEW! Designing Barrier Free Residential Environments: Kitchens, Toilet and Bathing Facilities, and Laundry Rooms $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour NEW! TEXAS ARCHITECT CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES NEW! ADA for Kids: Accessible Play Areas $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour NEW! INCLUSIVE DESIGN | ACCESS COMPLIANCE | UNIVERSAL DESIGN | BARRIER FREE DESIGN
NEW! ADA for Kids: Accessible Play Areas $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour NEW!
Designing Barrier Free Environments: California Access Compliance (CBC) Site Design Fundamentals $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Designing Barrier Free Environments: California Access Compliance (CBC) Building Design Fundamentals $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Beyond ADA: The Human Issues Behind ADA $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Progressive Programming: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Design Approach to Architectural Programming $40.00 1 HSW Hour
Designing Barrier Free Environments: Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) Site Design Fundamentals $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Beyond ADA: The Human Issues Behind ADA $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Designing Barrier Free Environments: Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) Building Design Fundamentals $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Home Modifications for People with Dementia $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People who are at Risk of Falling $105.00 3 HSW Hours
NEW!
Designing Barrier Free Environments: ADA Site Design Fundamentals $40.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Beyond ADA: The Human Issues Behind ADA $405.00 1 ADA/HSW Hour
Home Modifications for People with Dementia $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People who are at Risk of Falling $105.00 3 HSW Hours
AGING IN PLACE | GERONTOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Home Modifications Practitioner's Series $310.00 12 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Dementia $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People who are at Risk of Falling $105.00 3 HSW Hours
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS - COMING SOON!
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Progressive Programming: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Design Approach to Architectural Programming $40.00 1 HSW Hour
RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Home Modifications Practitioner's Series $310.00 12 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Dementia $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People who are at Risk of Falling $105.00 3 HSW Hours
AGING IN PLACE | GERONTOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Home Modifications Practitioner's Series $310.00 12 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Dementia $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People who are at Risk of Falling $105.00 3 HSW Hours
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS - COMING SOON!
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Progressive Programming: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Design Approach to Architectural Programming $40.00 1 HSW Hour
RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Home Modifications Practitioner's Series $310.00 12 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Dementia $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments $105.00 3 HSW Hours
Home Modifications for People who are at Risk of Falling $105.00 3 HSW Hours
NEW ADA COURSE!
DESIGNING BARRIER FREE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS: KITCHENS, BATHING & TOILET FACILITIES, AND LAUNDRY ROOMS
We are pleased to announce the release our fifth one hour ADA course, Designing Barrier Free Residential Environments. This new course addresses the 2010 California Building Code access compliance requirements for residential areas where people with disabilities are most at risk for accidents: kitchens, bathing and toilet facilities, and laundry rooms. In this course, participants will also learn about the common risk factors for falls and some design strategies for reducing risk factors. Texas architects keep an eye out! We're adapting this course to your state's code, which is scheduled for release mid January 2012.
NEW ADA COURSE!
ADA FOR KIDS: ACCESSIBLE PLAY AREAS
As of March 15, 2012 all new and modified playgrounds and play areas will be required to meet the ADA guidelines for accessible play areas. We've adapted the guidelines developed by the U.S. Access Board into a colorful interactive course that makes it easy to understand the basic elements for designing a play area that meets ADA requirements. This is the fourth course in our ADA series. Click here to learn more about the course, or to REGISTER FOR THE COURSE NOW!
TPR'S BLOG
CREATING ACTIVE PLAY ENVIRONMENTS
I never cared much for playgrounds. I mean, how many times can you go down a slide before it gets boring? Or hang upside down on the monkey bars before you start to see stars because all the blood has rushed to your head? Not to mention these places were usually visually boring as well with their modernist aesthetic: asphalt surface unbroken except for the painted stripes outlining the boundaries for games such as hopscotch, dodge ball, and foursquare; the occasional small tree off in the distance. read more...
Be sure to check out our blog Access Compliance: Design Barrier or Design Culture?