The Treatment of Japanese Garden based on Zen Philosophy in Mental Health

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Mercedeh Tahmasbifard ¹ , Ghazal Safdarian ²

1 - M.A. Student, Department of Art and Architecture, Pardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Pardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis, Iran.

Received: 2017-01-12 Accepted : 2017-06-11 Published : 2017-06-01

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