Courtyard housing and cultural sustainability theory, practice, and product
Publication details: 2013 Ashgate EnglandDescription: xxii,373pISBN:- 9781409405030
- 728.31 ZHA
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Architecture | 728.31 ZHA | Available | Bill No. 8330 Dt.17/02/14 Pound 75.00 | 012105 |
CONTENTS
List of Tables vii
List of Figures ix
Acknowledgements xix
Foreword xxi
Prologue 1
1Introduction: Lost Link between Heaven and Earth 5
PART I: CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
2 Four Pillars of Sustainable Development: Courtyard Housing
and Cultural Sustainability 21
3 Four Key Themes in Chinese Philosophy on City Planning
and Courtyard House Design 39
PART II: CLASSICAL COURTYARD HOUSES OF CHINA
4 Form and Environmental Quality, Space and Construction
Quality of Classical Courtyard Houses 67
5 Matters of Social Cohesion, Time and Cultural Activities
in Classical Courtyard Houses 115
PART III: NEW COURTYARD HOUSING
6 Historic Preservation and Modernization of Classical
Courtyard Houses 145
7 Harmony with Heaven: Form and Environmental Quality of
the New Courtyard Housing 173
8 Harmony with Earth: Space and Construction Quality of the
New Courtyard Housing 211
9 Harmony with Humans: Matters of Social Cohesion in
the New Courtyard Housing 241
vi Courtyard Housing and Cultural Sustainability
10 Harmony with Self: Time and Cultural Activities in the
New Courtyard Housing 263
PARTIV: CULTURALLY SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
11 Four Cornerstones of Culturally Sustainable Architecture 287
PART V: FUTURE NEW COURTYARD GARDEN HOUSES
12 Conclusion: In Search of Paradise 309
Epilogue 331
Appendix 333
References 341
Index 371
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