An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component includes a wall (124) bounding an interior and separating a hot fluid flow from a cooling fluid flow and having a first surface along with the hot fluid flow in a hot flow path and a second surface facing the cooling fluid flow; at least one porous layer (126) provided on the first surface; a skin layer (128) provided on an exterior of the porous layer; and at least one skin cooling circuit comprising at least one channel formed in the skin layer; wherein the cooling fluid flow is fluidly coupled from the interior to the skin layer through the porous layer. The layers can be different materials and define an interior for the engine component. The layers can include shaped features to define a serial cooling air flow path for providing a flow from the interior to an exterior of the engine.
