The application of FengShuiin the design of contemporary architecture and its environment

  • Areej Kareem Kareem Al-Sadkhan
  • Lena Auday Hatem
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36041/iqjap.v9i1.172
Keywords: Architectural Design

Abstract

 

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Thisresearchdiscussascientificvisionaboutthenaturalcomponentsofthe environmentanditseffectontheurbanenvironmentandhumaninparticular,allthiswillbe discussedwithintheframeworkofanancientdisciplineknowninChinaastheartto determinethebestconditionsfortheconstruction ofbuildingsordevelopmentofcities,called "FengShui".Itisapracticaltechnique,designedtofindtherightplace,gooddirection,good shape,goodproportionandgoodarrangementfordesigningthebestenvironmentinwhichto live. "FengShui"is amean ofassessing theenvironment and providesthetechniques forlocal constructionaccordingtotheparticularitiesofeachplace.Itslonghistoryhasenabledittobe consideredasasciencerichofknowledgeandconcretewaysofworking.Thisisatechnique thattakesactionbasedonlocalconditions,includinggeographicalconditions,climate,habits and customs ofthepeople, culturebut also theexpertisein construction.

ThecasestudyofthisresearchisthehighrisingbuildingsinHaifastreettobeassessed according toitsrelationshipwith thesiteandothercharacteristicsoftheareainthelargescale and then theeffectofthetransportation andtheroad system that leads to itand its relationship withthesurroundingareasespeciallytheorganicneighborhoodsbehind,finallythestudy discusstheheightandshapeofthebuildingsaccordingtotheprinciplesof"FengShui",and attheendthestudysuggests proposals forthebetterexploitation oftheenvironmental component to achievethesustainabilitythat weall need.

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Published
2018-11-21
How to Cite
Al-Sadkhan, A. K. K. and Hatem, L. A. (2018) “The application of FengShuiin the design of contemporary architecture and its environment”, Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning, 9(1). doi: 10.36041/iqjap.v9i1.172.
Issue
Vol 9 No 1 (2013)
Section
General Architecture: Theory, Design, Methods

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