Feng shui, Chinese geomancy

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dc.contributor.advisorParsons, Spenceren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWaldman, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBalfour, Alanen_US
dc.creatorHo, Belinda Oi-Yeeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:30:56Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:30:56Zen_US
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.description.abstractChinese geomancy (feng shui) has been an important underlying concept behind ancient and modem Chinese architecture. As a parallel to Le Corbusier's Golden Section, principles of Chinese geomancy assist in the determination of various design decisions; such as the location of a site, the geometry of a building or room, and even the arrangement of furniture. Through the means of feng shui, Chinese architecture is able to establish a harmony between heaven, earth and man. I would like to extend this set of principles to design a Chinese embassy in the western setting of Washington D.C. The embassy not only symbolizes the political relationship between the eastern and the western cultures, but it also offers the potential for a harmonic juxtaposition of the eastern concept with a set of western criteria such as zoning and building ordinances. The design would serve as a demonstration of the interaction between eastern and western values; or, more specifically, the interplay between the ideal and spiritual and the realistic and functional. Through complimentary and conflicting dualities, a harmony will be sought through design.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoDesign Thesis Arch. 1990 Hoen_US
dc.identifier.citationHo, Belinda Oi-Yee. "Feng shui, Chinese geomancy." (1990) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104770">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104770</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2407en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104770en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleFeng shui, Chinese geomancyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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