Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness: Architectural Multiculturalism in North America

Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness: Architectural Multiculturalism in North America
ISBN-10
1472449118
ISBN-13
9781472449115
Category
Architecture
Pages
201
Language
English
Published
2015-04-30
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Dr Donia Zhang

Description

Identifying four key themes in Chinese philosophy to promote health and happiness at home, this book links architecture with Chinese philosophy, social sciences, and the humanities, and in doing so, argues that Architectural Multiculturalism is a vital ideology to guide housing design in North America. Using both qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered from ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese living in the USA and Canada, the study proposes that the Courtyard is a central component to promote social and cultural health and happiness of residents.

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