Feng Shui Revealed: An Aesthetic, Practical Approach to the Ancient Art of Space Alignment

Complemented by full-color photography, an introduction to the Chinese art of spacial alignment discusses the principles of feng shui, explaining the concepts of ch'i and Ba Gua in terms of architectural decisions and furniture arrangements.

R.D. Chin is a full-time Feng Shui Architect who is currently licensed as a New York State architect, NCIDQ interior designer, author and teacher. Mr. Chin trained and worked with the late master architect Paul Rudolph and further expanded his knowledge of the interior design field working with interior designer, Nina Hughes. He combines Western design principles with Feng Shui to align any space with dimensions of spirit, character, and a feeling of balance. In addition, Mr. Chin integrates his innate knowledge of his Chinese heritage with the wealth of insight gained from his travels to the Far East (China, Taiwan, Nepal, Tibet, India and Japan) as well as Europe and the United States.

Born in 1953, R. D. Chin has a civil engineering degree (BSCE) from Tufts University and a masters degree in architecture (M.Arch) from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been trained under the tutelage of late Grandmaster Professor Lin Yun of the Tantric Buddhist School of Feng Shui. In 1993, Mr. Chin initially founded Space Alignment; it is now called R.D. Chin, Feng Shui Architect, an architectural design consultant practice in New York City. He has also worked on proposals for an urban planning and housing development in the Netherlands and contributed a Feng Shui Proposal for the World Trade Center Memorial Competition with Colpacci Miclescu Architects, Amsterdam.