Open AccessThe application of FengShuiin the design of contemporary architecture and its environment
Author(s) -
Areej Kareem Kareem Al-Sadkhan,
Lena Auday Hatem
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-maǧallaẗ al-ʿiraqiyyaẗ li-handasaẗ al-ʿimāraẗ wa-al-taẖṭīṭ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9555
pISSN - 2617-9547
DOI - 10.36041/iqjap.v9i1.172
Subject(s) - architecture , component (thermodynamics) , architectural engineering , engineering , geography , physics , archaeology , thermodynamics
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.