TY - JFULL AU - E. Erdogan and H. A. Erdogan PY - 2014/11/ TI - FengShui Paradigm as Philosophy of Sustainable Design T2 - International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering SP - 3335 EP - 3341 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999817 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 94, 2014 N2 - FengShui, an old Chinese discipline, dates back to more than 5000 years, is one of the design principles that aim at creating habitable and sustainable spaces in harmony with nature by systematizing data within its own structure. Having emerged from Chinese mysticism and embodying elements of faith in its principles, FengShui argues that the positive energy in the environment channels human behavior and psychology. This argument is supported with the thesis of quantum physics that ‘everything is made up of energy’ and gains an important place. In spaces where living and working take place with several principles and systematized rules, FengShui promises a happier, more peaceful and comfortable life by influencing human psychology, acts, and soul as well as the professional and social life of the individual. Observing these design properties in houses, workplaces, offices, the environment, and daily life as a design paradigm is significant. In this study, how FengShui, a Central Asian culture emanated from Chinese mysticism, shapes design and how it is used as an element of sustainable design will be explained. ER -