Dear cecil,
I wanted to know whether the architect in the Singapore or HongKong builds the building or houses according to feng shui or they have a master on staff. How does it work there. The
buildings behind the house with the junctions
are simply marvellous with the rounded balconies. And the fountain with hand also a
piece of art. Who designed it? A architect or a feng shui master. Thanks.

Dear Anon,
Thanks for this interesting question:
1. I remembered reading quite sometime back one of Evelyn Lip's book on Geomancy (Feng Shui).
(By the way, for those who are not aware, Evelyn Lip is an English author of several Feng Shui and Chinese cultural books. She is a trained architect and has a PHD. Her books are considered academically correct and is useful for those who do research for their school projects.)
In the above book, she mentioned that when she was a young architect, she had a `culture shock' when she was asked to design a house. After the architectural plan was submitted to the house owner; she was asked to alter the design for the owner.
During this period, she was `introduced' to Feng Shui as the owner had consulted a Feng Shui Master. In turn, the owner had asked her to alter the plans based on recommendations by this FS Master.
2. From the above `story' you will realise that it is usually `driven' by the owners of the house/complex/office.
Some owners of buildings consult a FS Master after the plans of the house has been drawn up.
3. In a magazine sometime back last year, this article mentioned that an architectural firm clinched a deal (the client is Asian) for a commercial complex building because the architectural firm has a competitive advantage i.e. one of the architects had knowledge of Feng Shui.
4. Not all buildings in Singapore and Hong Kong are based on Feng Shui. It depends on the owners/developers. Because of the diversity of races, some may believe and hire FS consultants while others do not.
5. You mentioned that the building behind the house at the junction is marvellous because it is rounded.
Yes, it is the same building where I took the most recent rounded circular steps with plants on both sides of it. (Under the conference " Photo Tours of Interest), which is not sent by mailing list but only can be seen by those that login to the website forum at www.geomancy-forum.com
This building has also a swimming pool at the frontage of the house. As it is rounded, it is considered a house with water element.
6. For the Suntec City, where the entire project is symbolic of a person's left hand, this project is a mega project and some of the owners are tycoons from Hong Kong. Naturally, they had hired a FS Master from Hong Kong to develop the concept.
7. Later on under the Photo Tour, I will show a building in Singapore called the Gateway which is also based on Feng Shui concept but is unfriendly to its neighours as it gives off sha qi to its surroundings.
8. Unlike the West, if I can recall, most if not all projects are done by Traditional Feng Shui consultants using the Compass School and Shapes and Form School.
Fortunately, we do not have projects done by `others' e.g. those that use static Feng Shui templates quite common in some western countries with so much of such influence. These "schools" have no place in countries with Chinese influence especially Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Far East and even China.
Hope the above helps you to better understand the relationship between the owner/developer, the architects and the FS Master.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 9/18/99 1:21:52 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I wanted to know whether the
architect in the Singapore or
HongKong builds the building
or houses according to feng
shui or they have a master on
staff. How does it work there.
The
buildings behind the house
with the junctions
are simply marvellous with the
rounded balconies. And the
fountain with hand also a
piece of art. Who designed it?
A architect or a feng shui
master. Thanks.