• 2.1 What background knowledge do I need for this course?

  • 2.1.1 What background knowledge do I need for this course?

• 2.2 Multiple perspectives

  • 2.2.1 Building with Nature – a worldwide trend
  • 2.2.2 An engineering perspective
  • 2.2.3 An ecological perspective

• 2.3 Engineering Design Principles

  • 2.3.1 Distilling Engineering Design Principles

• 2.4 Ecological Design Principles

  • 2.4.1 Wetlands: Form and Function
  • 2.4.2 Distilling Ecological Design Principles

• 2.5 Building with Nature – an Integrated Design Approach

  • 2.5.1 Integrated Building with Nature Design Process
  • 2.5.2 Some iconic examples