TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zhang,Donia
TI  - Courtyard housing for health and happiness: architectural multiculturalism in North America 
SN  - 9781472449115 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - NA7523 .Z495 2015
U1  - 728.31 Z495 2015 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Courtyard houses
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Architecture and philosophy
KW  - China
KW  - Architecture and globalization
KW  - North America
N1  - 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
ER  -