Abstract
Geo-architecture results when an inconvenient geographical location is transformed as it is modified to accommodate human habitation. Myriad construction methods can be used to adapt construction to landforms, and the most commonly occurring of these is to integrate human construction with plateaus and mountains. These two methods work in opposition to one another because in one method, architecture is embedded into its environment, while in the other, the architecture is situated at the highlight of the surroundings.
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Wang, F. (2016). Introduction. In: Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0489-6_1
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