Despite attempted suppression during the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, Feng Shui has remained popular in its country of origin, and has become widely known in the western world too. So why has a design concept so typically eastern been such a global success? And is our western practice of feng shui merely a watered down equivalent? That is the subject of my new post for Zouk Architects:
Some have criticised the western practice of feng shui for being a diluted equivalent of its initial principles, and whilst there is arguably much truth to this statement, it is interesting to see how a design ethos so typically Eastern has been transplanted – or partially transplanted – into Western culture.
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