The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Did Frank Lloyd Wright Practice Feng Shui?

My husband Mark and I recently traveled to Oak Park Illinois, just outside Chicago, to check out Frank Lloyd Wright’s amazing body of work there.
On a short walking tour we saw the exteriors of nine (!) Wright-designed homes as well as one interior and a churc… read more »

Spotting Feng Shui Challenges In Floor Plans, Part 1

Floor plans are one of the most important aspects in the Feng Shui of any space so it is very beneficial to know how to look at a floor plan from a Feng Shui perspective.
For example, here’s the floor plan of a large apartment in an elegant upscale Manhattan build… read more »

Welcoming Positive Chi: A Feng Shui Report from Bath, England

I’ve just returned from Bath, England, a place I was interested to see since it seemed to me that it must have some wonderful Feng Shui.
I suspected this because Bath has been a popular spa going all the way back to AD 43, when the Romans harnessed its hot springs… read more »

24 Apartments In One? Crazy but Cool In Hong Kong

Check out this amazing 344-square-foot apartment in downtown Hong Kong, the world capital of Feng Shui.
It can be transformed into 24 different “rooms” using a unique system of sliding walls and disappearing furniture.

And the Feng Shui of this ama… read more »

A Feng Shui Field Trip: An Office In A Skyscraper

Last week I had the privilege of accompanying Feng Shui master RD Chin as he assessed the Chi energy of a new three-story office space in midtown Manhattan.
The site is more than 30 stories up and in a very powerful location, with one side immediately facing the city&… read more »

Feng Shui at the Museum of the American Indian

I recently had the privilege of visiting the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.
From a Feng Shui standpoint it’s a thrilling experience. The museum doesn’t seem to have one single straight line in its design, inside or out.
The… read more »

The new U.S. Embassy in London — Good Feng Shui?

The construction of a new American embassy is underway on London’s South Bank, and it looks to me like it will have some great Feng Shui.
As the critique in the NY Times notes, the building is actually more of a fort, complete with moat, than it is a welcoming sym… read more »

Good Feng Shui at the New Yankee Stadium

I went to my first game at the new Yankee Stadium yesterday and was really impressed! It’s beautiful, clean and airy, there are only a few bad seats, and best of all it actually feels intimate, almost like a (very fancy) minor-league ballpark.
Here’s t… read more »

Greening the Empire State Building

One of the world’s iconic buildings, the Empire State Building, is about to undergo a $100 million eco-upgrade, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 38%. Read all about it here.
This is great news, adding to New York City’s reputation as one of the… read more »

Feng Shui Adjustments at Columbus Circle, NYC

Several years ago one of the most prominent buildings in New York City was overhauled with Feng Shui principles in mind.
The old Gulf & Western Building at Columbus Circle was renovated using Feng Shui principles to deflect negative energy and draw in benefic… read more »