BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 22, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Among the multitude of stylistic and technological choices that have become available in recent years, traditional Feng Shui or the Chinese Science of Placement, has become one of today's most fashionable trends for home and business owners. But what truly lies behind this popular yet mysterious practice? "Properly applied, Feng Shui can help balance the energy flow in our environment. It can enable us take advantage of favorable environments in positively energetic, healthy, and harmonious houses and work places," says Simona F. Mainini. In her powerful new book, Feng Shui for Architecture, she gives the lowdown on how to design, build, and remodel a healthy and serene home.
The book is an easy-to-use manual designed to help readers incorporate the ancient science and philosophy of Feng Shui into the design, building, remodeling, and decorating of their homes to support the well-being of its occupants in all aspects of their lives. Aside from its many inspirations and resources, it is also the result of questions that have arisen in classes taught by the author and issues brought up by students, as well as by architects, designers, and clients.
With Feng Shui for Architecture, Mainini has created an excellent guide to understanding the energetic principles of Feng Shui and how they are best applied to the transformation of your home. Mainini stands for the classic, the elegant and the practical, setting the pace for modern architecture. "The perspective presented in the book encompasses the true meaning and application of Feng Shui and addresses the applications of such principles to contemporary design worldwide clearly and effectively," reveals Mainini.
About the Author
Simona F. Mainini, Dr. Arch, earned her doctorate degree in architecture from the School of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, where she also became acquainted with the ritual and spiritual architectural design systems practiced in Asia. Since the establishment in 1997 of her international practice, Feng Shui Architecture, Inc., she has consulted and guided many homeowners, businesses, corporations, public and private organizations, celebrities and fellow architects and designers worldwide in the application of these ancient principles to contemporary designs. An architect licensed in Italy, Dr. Mainini has been published internationally, and lectures and teaches around the world. She is a senior instructor with the American Feng Shui Institute and also conducts classes at UCLA. Her website can be found at www.fengshuiarch.com.
Feng Shui for Architecture -- By Simona F. Mainini
How to Design, Build and Remodel to Create a Healthy
and Serene Home
Publication Date: March 11, 2004
Trade Paperback; $21.99; 213 pages; 1-4134-1960-7
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