Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China's Geographic and Historic Context

Volume 4 Symbolism and the Language of Geo-Architecture

af Fang Wang

This book approaches the concept of geo-architecture by analyzing the symbolic characters of architectures. It proves that the relationship between architecture and geography is not merely an embodiment of physical and functional demands but rather a formal expression of the materialization of culture. After analyzing the vast number of villages, groups of buildings and individual buildings the forms of which closely resemble the forms of the Bagua (symbol of the Eight Trigrams), Taichi, animals... (Læs mere)