Living Design : The Daoist Way of Building

Name: Living Design : The Daoist Way of Building
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ISBN: 9780070429758

ISBN-10: 0070429758

ISBN-13: 9780070429758

Edition: 1998

Authors: C. Thomas Mitchell, Jiangmei Wu

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Presenting the philosophy of Eastern design in a Western context, this text seeks to bring Western designers and architects the benefits of feng shui and 'green design'.

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Authors' Note
Introduction	p. 1
Reassessing Western design	p. 1
Eastern and Western thought	p. 6
The qualities of living design	p. 8
Daoist principles	p. 11
Daoist philosophy in context	p. 11
Qi and Li	p. 14
Yin and Yang	p. 16
Non-being	p. 18
Feng Shui	p. 23
Defining Feng Shui	p. 24
Feng Shui practice	p. 25
Applications of Feng Shui	p. 26
An assessment of Feng Shui	p. 30
Dao in design	p. 35
Town planning	p. 39
Religious structures	p. 45
Houses and commercial buildings	p. 56
Gardens	p. 70
Emerging trends in Western design	p. 87
Ecological responsiveness	p. 89
The quest for higher meaning	p. 96
Consideration of the use and experience of design	p. 100
Conclusion	p. 107
Endnotes	p. 111
Bibliography	p. 123
Index	p. 135
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