Architect's guide to feng shui : exploding the myth by Bramble, Cate instant download

Architect's guide to feng shui : exploding the myth by Bramble, Cate instant download

1 online resource (206 pages) :, 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, Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index, Print version record, 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