Cate Bramble has devoted her career to highlighting the differences between feng shui-lite as a fashionable pursuit in contrast to the original intentions of the Chinese masters. Here she presents the authentic principles in a technical; no-nonsense pocket book specifically for architects. As clients become more demanding and the competition for projects heats up; the architect is well advised to have many strings to their bow. This practical guide includes line illustrations that present the principles of feng shui; the Chinese art or practice in which a structure or site is chosen or configured so as to harmonize with the spiritual forces that inhabit it; and their application in architecture through planning principles; services; building elements and materials; in an accessible; easy reference format. The feng shui-savvy architect can also benefit from feng shuis ability to match structures and land; and the peculiar capacity of authentic feng shui to forecast development-related concerns including cost overruns; quality issues - even worker injuries and trade disputes!The author explains feng shui from archaeological sources and evidence of practice in the east; contrasting it with what passes for feng shui in the west. She analyses the practice in terms of such concepts as western systems theory; viewshed; space syntax and the pattern landscape theory of urban planning. For the first time; the Sustainable implications of feng shui design are explained with reference to the latest developments in behavioural and cognitve sciences; evolutionary biology and other western viewpoints.
2012-06-18 2012-06-18File Name: B008FM85QG
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