Feng Shui in urban design january 27, 2010
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Jingtai Liu. |
Often, we associate feng shui with architecture, interior design, and residential spaces. However, feng shui can be used in urban design as well. Feng shui can be implemented on a large scale, such as for entire city design, and in the small details, such as for the design of buildings and interiors. The principles of feng shui indicate that we are impacted by the universe; thus, we should start looking at our projects on a large scale.
Jingtai Liu, a certified feng shui practitioner, does just that. She has incorporated feng shui concepts into her numerous urban design projects around the world. Feng shui can seem confusing to understand, yet the principles are simple. When translated from Chinese translation, feng shui means wind and water. It is connection between yen and yang, people and nature, build and natural environments. Jingtai Liu stresses the connection between nature and our built environment in urban settings. As cities grow, we lose this connection and the influence of its positive energy. We are covering the natural ground with concrete and minimizing the vegetation found in the cities, which prevents the natural selections and exchanges on the Earth according to the feng shui theory. A lot of paving can create an imbalance in the yen and yang of the space.
Many argue that feng shui is a common sense approach to urban design practice. At same time, the deeply rooted history and tradition that feng shui has in city planning and architecture is one that we can use and from which we should learn.
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