The Impact of Chinese Geomancy on Early European Urban Planning
A talk in the Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Colloquium Series
A talk in the Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Colloquium Series by Prof. Avi Akkerman and master’s student Jingkun Shao of the Department of Geography and Planning.
Thursday, Jan. 16
4:30 pm
112 Edwards School of Business, 25 Campus Drive
Free and open to the public
Info: cmrs.director@usask.ca
This presentation, part of the Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies colloquium series, traces the possible influence of the Chinese geomancy of Bagua Feng Shui, through trade contacts facilitated by the Silk Road, on European architecture and city planning from Antiquity through to the modern era.
Dr. Avi Akkerman (PhD) is a professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in research on urban design and city-form, planning and development, and phenomenology of the city. Jingkun Shao is a master’s student in the Department of Geography and Planning.
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