Ideal Landscapes the Deep Meaning of Feng Shui: Patterns of Biological and Cultural Genes
This is a book about ideal landscapes and Feng-Shui. Using evolutionary and anthropological approaches, Peking Universityprofessor Kongjian Yu—who holds a doctorate degree in Design from Harvard—explores the origin, structure, and meanings of Feng-Shui in juxtaposition to the ideal landscape models in Chinese culture. Using illustrative site observations and literature, Yu argues that Feng-Shui landscapes share similar structures with other Chinese ideal landscapes—the implications of which are deconstructed into terms of geography, anthropology, ecology, and philosophy. As a landscape architect and urbanist, Professor Yu respects the role of Feng-Shui in the making of places, yet still is in opposition to its superstitious nature. Well illustrated and poetically written, this book is a must-read for those who are interested in Feng-Shui, as well as for those who care about their daily living environment in general—especially those who practice architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism.
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Ideal Landscapes the Deep Meaning of Feng Shui: Patterns of Biological and Cultural Genes
This is a book about ideal landscapes and Feng-Shui. Using evolutionary and anthropological approaches, Peking Universityprofessor Kongjian Yu—who holds a doctorate degree in Design from Harvard—explores the origin, structure, and meanings of Feng-Shui in juxtaposition to the ideal landscape models in Chinese culture. Using illustrative site observations and literature, Yu argues that Feng-Shui landscapes share similar structures with other Chinese ideal landscapes—the implications of which are deconstructed into terms of geography, anthropology, ecology, and philosophy. As a landscape architect and urbanist, Professor Yu respects the role of Feng-Shui in the making of places, yet still is in opposition to its superstitious nature. Well illustrated and poetically written, this book is a must-read for those who are interested in Feng-Shui, as well as for those who care about their daily living environment in general—especially those who practice architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781943532759 |
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| Publisher: | ORO Editions |
| Publication date: | 01/07/2020 |
| Pages: | 168 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.00(w) x 10.50(h) x (d) |
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