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Author Bramble, Cate.

Title Architect's guide to feng shui : exploding the myth / by Cate Bramble
Published Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Architectural Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction : global perspective -- ch. 2. Expert rules -- ch. 3. Protoscientific and pseudoscientific -- ch. 4. Calculations -- ch. 5. Planning -- ch. 6. Environmental assessment -- ch. 7. Human factors -- ch. 8. Crime and its relation to the environment -- ch. 9. Structures -- ch. 10. An overview of the theory of time and space -- ch. 11. Form and shape theory in time and space theory -- ch. 12. Services -- ch. 13. Overlooked and overblown issues of drainage, water supply and storage, ventilation, electrical supply and installation, lighting, and sound -- ch. 14. Building elements -- ch. 15. Resources
Summary 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 config
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Feng shui.
Architecture -- Environmental aspects.
fengshui.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Feng Shui.
Architecture -- Environmental aspects
Feng shui
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780080493909
0080493904
9780750656061
0750656069
1136429514
9781136429514
1281014036
9781281014030
9786611014032
6611014039