Ideal landscapes and the deep meaning of Feng-shui / Kongjian Yu.
"This is a book about ideal landscapes and Feng-Shui. Using evolutionary and anthropological approaches, Peking University professor 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 landscap...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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[Novato, California] :
Oro Editions,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "This is a book about ideal landscapes and Feng-Shui. Using evolutionary and anthropological approaches, Peking University professor 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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| Item Description: | Translated from the Chinese edition published by The Commercial Press, Beijing, in 1998. |
| Physical Description: | 156 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1943532753 9781943532759 |