Courtyard housing for health and happiness : architectural multiculturalism in North America / Donia Zhang.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2015Description: xx, 179 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781472449115 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 728.31 Z495 2015 23
LOC classification:
  • NA7523 .Z495 2015
Contents:
Introduction: Health and Happiness in Housing -- Four Key Themes in Chinese Philosophy to Promote Health and Happiness at Home -- Health as Balancing Yin Yang: Form and Environmental Quality of the Housing -- Health as Gathering Qi: Space and Construction Quality of the Housing -- Happiness as Attaining Oneness: Matters of Social Cohesion in the Homes -- Happiness as Knowing the Dao: Time and Cultural Activities in the Homes -- Four Keystones of Courtyard Housing Design -- Conclusion: Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Health and Happiness in Housing -- Four Key Themes in Chinese Philosophy to Promote Health and Happiness at Home -- Health as Balancing Yin Yang: Form and Environmental Quality of the Housing -- Health as Gathering Qi: Space and Construction Quality of the Housing -- Happiness as Attaining Oneness: Matters of Social Cohesion in the Homes -- Happiness as Knowing the Dao: Time and Cultural Activities in the Homes -- Four Keystones of Courtyard Housing Design -- Conclusion: Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness.

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