REGENERATIVE ARCHITECTURE & ECOLOGICAL DESIGN course of Ecodemia addresses regenerative and ecological design strategies to build human habitats on the household and community scale.

Course Outline

WEEK 1: Introduction
Introduction to Ecology
Planetary boundaries
Regenerative design thinking

WEEK 2: Design Strategies – Site planning:
Mapping the site
Topography & Water
Soil & Biodiversity
Energy & Waste

WEEK 3: Passive Buildings
Climate and solar geometry
Passive building techniques
Natural building materials

WEEK 4: Conclusion
· Final presentations and feedback
· Building planning and organisation (Thinking about the whole process – design, construction, occupancy, post-occupancy processes)