Main entry:

Zhang, Donia, 1967-

Title & Author:

Courtyard housing for health and happiness : architectural multiculturalism in North America / Donia Zhang.

Publication:

Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2015.

Description:

xx, 179 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Health and Happiness in Housing -- Four Key Themes in Chinese Philosophy to Promote Health and Happiness at Home -- Health as Balancing Yin Yang: Form and Environmental Quality of the Housing -- Health as Gathering Qi: Space and Construction Quality of the Housing -- Happiness as Attaining Oneness: Matters of Social Cohesion in the Homes -- Happiness as Knowing the Dao: Time and Cultural Activities in the Homes -- Four Keystones of Courtyard Housing Design -- Conclusion: Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness.

ISBN:

9781472449115 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1472449118 (hardback ; alk. paper)
(ebook)
9781472449122
(epub)
9781472449139

Subject:

Courtyard houses.
Architecture Human factors.
Architecture and philosophy China.
Architecture and globalization North America.
Happiness.
Architecture
Maisons à cour.
Architecture Facteurs humains.
Architecture et philosophie Chine.
Architecture et mondialisation Amérique du Nord.
Bonheur.
courtyard houses.
architecture (discipline)
Architecture and globalization
Architecture and philosophy
China
North America

Holdings:

Location: Library main 290721
Call No.: BIB 233855
Status: External loan