- Title
- An empirical study of modern sustainable office buildings in Sydney from the feng shui perspective
- Creator
- Mak, Michael Y.
- Relation
- 1st Symposium of the Academic Journal of Feng Shui - Oceania 2017. Proceedings of the Academic Journal of Feng Shui - 1st Symposium - Oceania (Sydney 13-14 May, 2017)
- Relation
- http://ajofengshui.co.nf/?page_id=190
- Publisher
- Academic Journal of Feng Shui
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- The interaction between humans and the environment is an everyday process. In western contemporary architecture, these interactions with the natural and man-made environment are called sustainable design. The fundamental concept of modern sustainable building emphasizes on a holistic approach to reduce negative environmental impact of man-made structure, and this is coincided with the ancient Chinese knowledge of Feng Shui that aims to creating harmony between heaven, earth and human. Previous studies have already indicated that there are many similarities between ecological sustainable design and principles and practice of Feng Shui. Most of the previous studies were based on case studies of modern sustainable buildings, but this paper is based on empirical study of Green Star rated modern sustainable office buildings in Sydney from the Feng Shui perspective. Their sustainability concepts and characteristics are systematically compared with the theories and applications of Feng Shui knowledge. The results of this study provides a framework for Feng Shui concepts to be considered and applied to the modern sustainable buildings that will enhance the effectiveness of sustainable development.
- Subject
- feng shui; sustainable design; sustainability; green star; office buildings; Sydney, (NSW)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1384921
- Identifier
- uon:32140
- Identifier
- ISSN:2201-8379
- Language
- eng
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