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Zusatztext I began the book expecting some great things. Well, I was not disappointed. - Feng Shui Network...(the author) has done her homework. With her vast knowledge Cate is able to cover a lot of ground. - Feng Shui NetworkThis book has been incredibly well researched and offers a genuine attempt to chart all aspects of Feng Shui - Building Design Informationen zum Autor Cate Bramble Klappentext A presentation of the authentic principles and their application to architectural practice. 100 illus. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Expert rules; Yin Yang Theory; Wuxing (Five Element Theory); Uses and limitations. Protoscientific and pseudoscientific conventions (a willing suspension of disbelief?); Drawing conventions (Luoshu grid as cube of space); Numerical conventions (Luoshu and valuations); Astronomical issues; Geomagnetic issue. Calculating your own or working with a practitioner; Pros and cons. Planning; Form and Shape Theory. Environmental assessment; Existing structures; Bare land; Topography, natural features; Native plants and animals; Restoring habitat; Sustainability and green issues; Using environment to correct problems in existing building. Human factors;Suitability for purpose; Behavioral data on human need for particular views. Crime and its relation to the environment. Structures. An overview of the theory of Time and Space; Construction cycles. Form and Shape Theory in Time and Space Theory; Optimum orientations per 20-year construction cycle; Problem orientations per 20-year construction cycle. Services. Overlooked and overblown issues of drainage, water supply and storage, ventilation, electrical supply and installation, lighting and sound. Building Elements; Enhancing placement of stairs and gradients, fireplaces, doors, windows. Materials; Comments on various materials to correct problems with existing structures and avoid problems with others. Addresses. Website resources. Associations, institutes. Index...
