Development of scientific research in Feng Shui

Feng Shui is a body of ancient Chinese knowledge that aims at creating a harmony between environment, buildings and people. It has influenced most traditional building design for thousands of years. Nowadays as many advanced countries seek to establish greater understandings of these relationships between the human and natural environments, architects begin to recognise that Feng Shui as a broad ecologically and architecturally connected paradigm. However, the development of Feng Shui principles and practices are complicated and there is little research into the application of Feng Shui knowledge to the built environment and architectural design. This paper reviews contemporary studies of Feng Shui by both Chinese and westerners, and in particular investigates the past, present and future development of scientific research in Fend Shui