Building with Nature and Beyond

The course deals with the following subjects: 1. Introduction to Building with Nature, 2. Engineering design principles, 3. Ecological design principles, 4. Integrated BwN design using the H-E principles, 5. Integrated design review, 6. Why beyond engineering?, 7. Stakeholder analysis and mapping, 8. Cooperative game theory, 9. Social design principles, the S-principles, 10. Towards coalition building.

Parallel to this course content the students will work on a group design assignment, supported by information provision and discussions in the weekly ateliers.