Modern interpretation of FengShui in contemporary sustainable residential design
Journal article
Authors | Zhong, Z. and Ceranic, Boris |
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Abstract | The FengShui practice, through its core philosophy, has for centuries embraced sustainability in the design of traditional living environments and natural settlements in China. There are many encounters of sustainable FengShui manifestations in the ancient Chinese settlements, some of which have been studied in this research and interpreted from the theoretical, environmental, ecological, socio-cultural and economic perspectives. Based on the research findings and their contemporary interpretation, the link between the research and practice has been formed via undertaking the residential development design study on location in Shanghai. The results of the study thus far are reported in this paper in terms of their urban and design resolution, focusing on the pursuance of the balance between three main aspects – energy, environment and ecology. The unification between circulation of Qi and environmental elements is reflected in its modern context and represented in terms of master planning on the macro scale and consideration of shelter environmental qualities on the micro scale. |
The FengShui practice, through its core philosophy, has for centuries embraced sustainability in the design of traditional living environments and natural settlements in China. There are many encounters of sustainable FengShui manifestations in the ancient Chinese settlements, some of which have been studied in this research and interpreted from the theoretical, environmental, ecological, socio-cultural and economic perspectives. Based on the research findings and their contemporary interpretation, the link between the research and practice has been formed via undertaking the residential development design study on location in Shanghai. The results of the study thus far are reported in | |
Keywords | FengShui; Qi; Balance; Sustainable design; Environment; Energy |
Year | 2008 |
Journal | Proc. of International Conference Eco Architecture II 2008, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment |
Publisher | WIT Press |
ISSN | 1743-3541 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2495/ARC080051 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/583341 |
hdl:10545/583341 | |
Publication dates | 10 Jun 2008 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 07 Dec 2015, 16:51 |
Contributors | University of Derby, Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, University of Derby, UK and Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, University of Derby, UK |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93z69/modern-interpretation-of-fengshui-in-contemporary-sustainable-residential-design
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