En China existe una tradición milenaria en el diseño de jardines que constituye una de sus manifestaciones culturales más significativas. El concepto de jardín apareció por primera vez durante la dinastia Shang (S.XI a.C.), y alcanzo su maximo esplendor en la dinastia Ming (S.XIV-XVII). En este ultimo periodo, funcionarios y aristocratas rivalizaron en el diseño de jardines debido a que constituia un simbolo de prestigio social y nivel cultural. En este contexto aparecieron por primera vez tratados sobre el jardin. El mas antiguo y completo es La Forja de los Jardines (Yuanye), escrito en 1631 por Ji Cheng. Este tratado recoge conceptos creativos que deben inspirar las escenas del jardin, y ofrece algunos consejos practicos sobre la construccion y ubicacion de los elementos arquitectonicos. En concreto, aporta 235 ilustraciones que incluyen plantas de pabellones, tipos de ventanas y balaustradas, pavimentos y diseños decorativos de galerias o pasajes. Se trata de un texto clave para entender los fundamentos del jardin clasico, y refleja ademas aspectos esenciales de la cultura y el pensamiento chinos. En esta publicacion se realiza la primera traduccion integra del chino al español del Yuanye, asi como un analisis interdisciplinar del tratado en relacion a la cultura tradicional china y diferentes manifestaciones artisticas. De este modo, queremos producir un relevante avance en la comprension de las bases conceptuales en las que se fundamenta el diseño de jardines en China

This book explores the architectural history of Christian universities in China, revealing how quasi-colonial power interaction and cross-cultural communication of meaning were channelled through religious and educational architecture in modern China.

Mende luzeetan etxea izan da gure gizartearen oinarrizko erakundea, hainbesteraino non etxeak eman baitie izena herritarrei. Etxea, bizitokia izateaz gain, lantegia, hilerria eta erritu tokia ere izan da, laborari munduko bizitzaren ardatz.Euskal Herriko etxeen arkitekturak ondare gaitza osatzen du baina, harrigarriki, aski ezezaguna da. Etxeak, ugari Kultur Ondare monumentu izendaturik ere, ez daude udalek eta gobernuek ongi nabarmentzen, iragartzen eta sustatzen dituzten ikusgarrien artean: elizak, ermitak, jauregiak, dorretxeak alta, hauek guztiak baino askoz ondare zabalago eta herritarragoa eratzen dute.Liburu honetan, etxearen historia azaltzeaz gain, beharrak, klimak, baliabideek eta arte estiloek sorturiko etxe eredu nabarmenenak erakusten dira, Herrian barna ikus daitezkeenak bereizten, ezagutzen eta ulertzen laguntzeko. Bai eta etxe izenen bidez ohartarazteko, bidenabar, eraikinak desberdinak badira ere, dagokien kultura ber-bera dela Zuberoatik Bizkaira eta Lapurditik Nafarroara: Euskararena.

This book focuses on three aspects of people-centred urbanisation: theoretical exploration, empirical investigation, and policy analysis. The book first explores the great significance of urbanisation and then presents Chinas thinking on urbanisation. In terms of content, the book highlights the following key features an in-depth, scholarly exploration of people-centred urbanisation, examining the basic requirements for achieving this social transformation; a comprehensive analysis of the current status and prevailing challenges of people-centred urbanisation, exploring key issues related to urban development practices; a study of people-centred urbanisation in the context of addressing the national challenge of poverty alleviation; and a study of urbanisation from the perspective that the primary objective of people-centred urbanisation development is to address the three rural issues; this study emphasises the link between people-centred urbanisation and the resolution of agricultural, rural, and peasant issues; this study explores the concept of publicness in the context of people-centred urbanisation, focusing on the concept of public services; this study focuses on policy research in various areas, including the transfer of agricultural population, the reform of the household registration system, rural villages in the context of urbanisation governance, the perceived interests of farmers, etc.

"El Feng Shui es el arte milenario chino que estudia el flujo y movimiento de energía en los objetos inanimados y cómo afecta el movimiento de esta energía a nuestra salud y estado de ánimo. El Feng Shui hace especial hincapie en como la orientacion de la arquitectura y la distribucion del mobiliario y los espacios internos intervienen en el flujo energetico y la calidad del mismo. En Feng Shui para principiantes encontrara las claves necesarias para diseñar su hogar y conseguir la paz y bienestar que se merece: diseñando espacios positivos y tranquilos, potenciando el libre flujo de energia, favoreciendo la alegria del hogar con los colores y materiales correctos, ayudando a su relacion de pareja y vida sexual con ambientes calidos y adecuados, mejorando su situacion laboral creando espacios apropiados para el buen trabajo.Con toda la teoria necesaria y la mejor forma de poner en practica estos nuevos conocimientos no necesitara mas que Feng Shui para principiantes para dar inicio a su camino por este arte milenario."

This is a personal account of a decade spent developing a surf life saving facility in Mandurah Western Australia. A few volunteers overcame the odds when dealing with the local council and the organisation&rsquo,s state body who together held the power and infl uence in decision making. Development of a home for the club was an unnecessarily long , journey that was described by some as a process that required volunteers to &lsquo,wage a war&rsquo, with those in power for common sense to prevail._,

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