East Meets West Side
By Kit Mauldin
From: Portland Monthly, August 23, 2012

"When the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine decided to move from its cramped and aging Southeast Portland headquarters to an import warehouse in Chinatown formerly run by Bill Naito, they called on feng shui master Alex Stark. Internationally renowned for translating his deep knowledge of ancient Oriental philosophy into modern commercial office environments, the Venice, California–based “geomancer” transformed the faded four-story structure into a cross between an urban renewalist’s fantasy and a meditative sanctuary. "

Globe Hotel Renovation Welcomes Feng Shui
By Lindsey O'Brien
From: Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon, July 23, 2012

"OCOM President Michael Gaeta said. 'And we’re doing something really interesting – the feng shui analysis of the site enables us to maximize characteristics of the building that are important to Chinese philosophy...''
Feng shui consultant Alex Stark joined the project during the initial assessment ... Stark worked with (architects) Ankrom Moisan to orient the treatment rooms in a way that will maximize their healing potential."

"Gold Coast' Developers Warm to Feng Shui
By Jill P Capuzzo
From: New York Times, July 19, 2012

"Roseland, the developer of the Port Imperial project spanning three towns on the Hudson waterfront, as well as 99 Hudson, a 1,000-apartment complex in Jersey City being built in partnership with Hartz Mountain Industries, has become a convert (of feng shui)...When feng shui principles began to be applied on the $2 billion Port Imperial project five years ago, Roseland hired Alex Stark, a feng shui expert "

Sneak peek at the new Southwest Austin Whole Foods store
By Penny Levers
From: Oak Hill Gazette, June 15, 2012

"Feng Shui expert Alex Stark, a Yale-educated architect who participated in the creation of Whole Foods stores in New York, London and Chicago, was brought into the Arbor Trails project to insure that the design had maximum positive energy flow...While most new Whole Foods open on Wednesdays, Stark determined that Tuesday was the most cosmically ideal time."

Designer Fawn Galli on Decorating a Modern Day Fairy Tale Home
By David A. Keeps
From: House Beautiful, February, 2012

"The home was designed to feel like a whimsical, wintry forest — the white floors invoke a feeling of ice. Call it surrealism grounded in nature. Or nature with a twist. We played with scale a lot, and we put overscale wallpaper in the master bedroom — and also in the powder room — to draw you into scenery and make you feel small within the landscape.."

On Gratitude
By Alex Stark
From: "Reading and Writing from the Heart", Pearson Publishing, 2011

"The sad fact is that no matter how hard we try, we are unable to pay back for everything we have received from Nature, unless our society as a whole takes on the challenge of demostrating gratitude for Her gifts. We are beholden to construct, to improve what is, and to protect the web of life."

Fab Fridays: Feng Shui Expert Alex Stark-Part II

From: Simplifying Fabulous, October 28, 2011

"My home always reflects feng shui principles. I do this by reviewing the feng shui of our home at least once a year. However, because feng shui is very much about human psychology, I also ask a colleague to analyze our home as well. Every person has 'blind spots'...so I ask for a second opinion because there may be issues that I am not aware of that require correction."

Fab Fridays: Feng Shui Expert Alex Stark-Part I

From: Simplifying Fabulous, October 14, 2011

"It is very difficult to learn feng shui on your own....The best way to learn is to hire a competent consultant and have them analyze your space and guide you through the changes that will bring improvement to your career, finances, relationships, and health. Doing this will bring you into direct contact with feng shui practice, which is the only real way to understand it.."

Through the keyhole:
Mariano Fortuny’s flourishing legacy

From: MyDeco.com, September, 2011

"The reclaimed oak floors from LV Wood add an organic, earthly feel to an otherwise opulent space. They create such a soothing balance– and allow the voluminous bolts of fabric to stand rightfully on their own. The fabric at Fortuny doesn’t compete with anything else in the room, which is just how it should be... Every editor at the event marveled at its splendor– Lili Diallo of Country Living said she never wanted to leave! I wholeheartedly agreed with her, so the next day I went back with my camera in tow."

Fortuny Showroom with Mickey

From: MartheSteward.com, September, 2011

"When Martha decided to reupholster three of her favorite Victorian wingback chairs, she visited the Fortuny Showroom in New York City to select an elegant but understated fabric. Fortuny fabric is printed and dyed in Venice, Italy, using the same techniques that Mariano Fortuny, the company's founder, patented in 1910. Fortuny is particularly renowned for its printed cotton fabrics, which resemble silk in their iridescence, but which have a subtler sheen and are more versatile than silk."

New River Gorge: Where the Wild Things Are

From: Gazette Mail, September 10, 2011

"New York feng shui consultant Alex Stark, who helped identify harmonious environments for such places as NBC's "Today Show" set and Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, studied aerial photos of Wild Rock, then walked the grounds of the property to chart what he calls its natural energy fields.
"Using that information, he came up with his layout of home sites for the property while our design firm, Nelson, Byrd, Woltz Landscape Architects of Charlottesville, did theirs," said Carl Frischkorn, Wild Rocks' managing partner. "They turned out to be remarkably similar."

Meeting the Need

From: Inside Health Care, August, 2011

"Many facilities say they are striving to meet the needs of the community, and although that may be true, fewhave let community needs shape their organization. But that is exactly what La Maestra Community Health Centers has done. Today these centers act as beacond for underserved populations."

Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects
designs new campus of Oregon College

From:CBS Interactive Business Network, August 7, 2011

"Ankrom Moisan's design was adjusted by a feng shui specialist to ensure the college receives positive qi, a Chinese word that describes the active energy forming part of any living thing. The director of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine hired Alex Stark, who reviewed the design documents," Ankrom Moisan principal-in-charge Jeff Hamilton said. "He looked at things like proximity to the river, bridges and parks, and he wrote up a report. We met with the college and our design team, and made changes to the drawing to make the design work better according to principles of feng shui."."

Feng Shui Meets the Mountains of West VA

From: Wild Rock Newsletter, April, 2011

"Construction of this modern home was completed in August 2010. The owner chose a modern design in a wooded setting to help demonstrate how a modern home can conform to a sustainable community and compliment natural landforms. Sustainability was a goal from the start and the process included a Feng Shui analysis, as well as an energy audit and constant evaluation of construction techniques, materials, systems and process. Alex Stark of NYC was the Feng Shui consultant."

The Study of Feng Shui
By Mike Z. Wang
From: ShanghaiCentral.com, February 6, 2011

"New York feng shui master Alex Stark has designed many workspaces and institutional environments. In his view a harmonious, well-balanced environment liberates creativity and vitality and opens up new opportunities. 'Feng shui, the holistic practice of space design, is a valuable tool in creating salutary business environments,' he says. He provides the following information as a brief introduction to various techniques of Feng Shui."

Supporters of "New Cancun" take Naysayers to Task

From: Guadalajara Reporter, April 2-8, 2011

"Drive up the Jalisco coast from Manzanillo, past Melaque and La Manzanilla, and you’ll soon come across some of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the world– untouched by human hand. For now, that is. One of these beaches is an idyllic seven-kilometer stretch in an area known as Chalacatepec, 20 kilometers south of Tomatlan."

A Healthy Home

From: High Country House and Home, April, 2011

"Woody Creek residents turn to Feng Shui master Alex Stark and sustainable building practices for optimal human and environmental wellness. Feng Shui is an ancient Asian art of positioning objects, including buildings, to support the flow of energy and thus maintain or enhance wellbeing, wealth, relationships and more."

Dona Karan
Designing Integrative Health Care
By Kyle Roderick
From: Life Extension Magazine, April, 2011

"Imagine a world famous fashion designer partnering with a major hospital to pioneer integrative cancer care. This medically avant-garde scenario is happening right now in New York City. Beth Israel’s Urban Zen Sanctuary is a quiet, cozy and softly illuminated haven designed by architect David Fratianne and Alex Stark, a feng shui master. Karan founded the Urban Zen Foundation in 2006. Urban Zen’s Integrative Therapist (UZIT) program is co-directed by yoga teachers Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee ."

Wild Rock
West Virginia's EcoVillage

From: The Green Connoisseur, October 6, 2010

"Carl Frischkorn, Principal of Wild Rock was searching for a unique natural location to highlight the principles of sustainable design practices. He came across the New River Gorge in West VIrgini and immediately saw the potential for his vision to become a reality. The concept of this ecovillage is to demonstrate to people that a thoughtful community development can live in harmony with a national park and that one can complement the other."

Health Centers Make Commitment to Green Design

From: San Diego Business Journal, September 22, 2010

"When officials at La Maestra Community Health Center started planning a new facility in the City Heights neighborhood, they had a directive for designers and construction crews: Make it as green as possible.... The new clinic is being designed to attain a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) Gold level of certification."

College near construction on new Old Town campus

From: Portland Business Journal, September 19, 2010

"Oregon College of Oriental Medicine President Michael Gaeta and the board scouted sites from Hillsboro’s Sunset Corridor to Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District. But it was Old Town, where the city of Portland was actively seeking to site an alternative medical program, where Gaeta felt most at home. OCOM quickly embraced the Globe site, especially after feng shui expert Alex Stark declared it was auspiciously oriented to the Willamette River to promote healing."

West Virginia vacation community developed to embrace nature

From: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 15, 2010
By Gretchen McKay

"Wild Rock is a new sustainable second-home community just a few miles north of the historic town of Fayetteville. In this rugged corner of southern West Virginia, you can do everything: hike, bike and rock climb on the cliffs of the Appalachian Mountains or shoot white-water rapids on the New and Gauley rivers. . . Developer Carl Frischkorn consulted with Alex Stark, a New York-based feng shui consultant who has created 'harmonious environments' for such clients as Citigroup Inc. and Merrill Lynch".

Como Distribuir tu Oficina para Mejorar tu Trabajo

From: Web del Hombre, Mexico Edition, July, 2010

"Durante las negociaciones, haz que los visitantes se sienten frente a ti en tu escritorio con sus espaldas hacia la puerta. Siempre colócate en el lugar dominante, con tu espalda protegida por una pared sólida y los ojos hacia la puerta. Te sentirás seguro y tus visitantes estarán ligeramente incómodos, lo que te dará cierto nivel de dominio” dice Alex Stark, uno de los principales consultores de Feng Shui en EE.UU.

Jalisco announces New Real Estate Development in Chalacatepec, Costalegre (Mexico)

From: Elite Traveler, February 2, 2010

"Officials of the State of Jalisco, including the Pensions Institute of the state (IPEJAL) and investment firm Rasaland (RLD) presented a $183 million dollar real estate project before the State’s Governor, Emilio Gonzalez. Gonzalez expressed his satisfaction with the process of the project stating : 'We are thrilled to now be able to give Mexico and the rest of the world the construction of a sustainable tourism project, linked to natural resources, the community, and the sustainable market.'"

Donna Karan Urban Zen Foundation creates optimal healing environment for cancer patients

From: Beth Israel News, Spring 2010

"Physical renovation of the oncology floor will include the creation of a special healing space for yoga, meditation, and praye, all in collaboration with Ms. Karan, arquitect David Fratiane, and feng shui master Alex Stark. The optimal healing environment will provide access to a quiet, calm, nurturing space for patients, family, and staff."

Balancing Energies

From: Work Style Magazine, December, 2009

"Feng Shui specialist Alex Stark has 'oriented' several buildings to let energies better flow by studying the buildings position in relation to its surroundings. “Feng Shui is a technique used to increase opportunity”, explains Stark. “There are many considerations that can be used to promote good fortune, income creation, and brand recognition."

"'Urban Zen is proud to announce the completion of the physical renovation of the inpatient Cancer Unit of Beth Israel Medical Center. Inspired by a vision of creating an optimum healing environment, Donna Karan and Beth Israel enlisted the help of architect David Fratianne and feng shui master Alex Stark to create a Sanctuary for patients and their beloved ones."

"'People connect to feng shui because it feels groovy, touchy-feely," said Alex Stark, a private feng shui consultant. "Feng shui has that dimension, but it's also about mortar and bricks, about hard business practices, and getting people to make money...commercial space must be designed with the goals and objectives of the organization in mind."

In one section of Beth Israel Hospital,
Patients are saying 'Om', not 'Ah'
By Anemona Hartocollis
From: New York Times, October 29, 2008

"While other hospitals in New York and across the country have dabbled in yoga, the new Beth Israel project is broader, better financed and more integrated into the medical protocol. Starting in November, the cancer ward will be renovated by Donna Karan, the architect David Fratianne and feng shui master Alex Stark."

Donna Karan, Making a Difference
for Cancer Research
By Pamela Eelman
From: Boomer-Living, November 7, 2008

"Donna Karan has donated $850,000 for a year-long experiment combining Eastern and Western healing methods at New York's prestigious Beth Israel Medical Center... The cancer ward will be renovated by the architect David Fratianne and Alex Stark, a feng shui master. Bamboo wallpaper and cork floors will replace linoleum floors; yoga, prayer and meditation retreats will be created for patients, their families, and medical staff."

"'By manipulating your surroundings in certain ways–color choice, furniture arrangement, use of natural materials–feng shui can increase productivity, reduce employee burnout, and create a more amicable working environment,' says Alex Stark, one of the nation's top feng shui consultants."

Home Improvement
From: Equinews, Winter, 2008

"Whether you're home for the holidays, home to escape the maddening crowds, or merely getting ready to hunker down for the dark cold months ahead, a few simple decorating tweaks in your home can improve you outlook and perhaps even your health. New York City architect and Feng Shui expert Alex Stark inspires..."

Favorite Spa in Mexico
From: Spa Finder, October 12, 2008

"Located only 45 miles southeast of San Diego, just over the border into Mexico, the weather at Rancho La Puerta is always spectacular--warm and dry--so every week is the perfect week to visit. The land is remarkable, with landscapes enhanced by feng shui-correct design."

An Oasis of Calm
From: Soul & Science, August 18, 2008

"The Wellness Garden was carefully designed “to restore the spirit and delight the senses,” according to landscape architect Derek Young. Healing plants, such as Echinacea and sweet-smelling Lavender, support that theme. From flowering trees to swaying grasses, the plants were chosen to both please the eye and to withstand the Northland climate. Feng Shui input completed the process of creating an oasis of calm amidst the bustle of medical technology."

Finding Wall Street's Chi
By Amy Wu
From: The Deal.com, October 28, 2008

"A feng-shui-master-astrologist in private practice in New York, Alex Stark, says he has counseled Citigroup Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., and other corporations on how to use feng shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement and flow, to promote business success. So what is he advising companies do in these stressful times? We called him to find out."

"Stark is no one-trick pony. He has taught feng shui around the world and has consulted on buildings from Amman to Nashville. His client list ranges from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter to the Colombian Coffee Federation. He is currently helping to design feng shui communities in California, Minnesota, and West Virginia."

Worried sellers turn to old idea
By Mary Amoroso
From: The New Jersey Record, February 15, 2008

"Alex Stark, a Brooklyn-based architect and feng shui consultant who worked on the One Hudson Park condo project in Edgewater and Trio buildings in Palisades Park, said, “I set out to maximize opportunity for family life, health, good relationships and prosperity. The basic idea in feng shui is that if you can balance these requirements for any space, then the likelihood of success is improved for everybody, including the sales component.' "

In the Modern Temple of Healing
By Louise Danielle Palmer
From: Spirituality & Health, July/August 2005

"At the cutting edge of medicine is the recognition that space, just like a person, can be a healer. But first, the space itself must be healed. Enter the doctor: Alex Stark"

Feng Shui in Offices and Stores
By Lisa Chamberlain
From: The New York Times, Sunday, July 10, 2005

"Alex Stark, who has a private feng shui practice in Brooklyn, has been riding the feng shui crest as it has flowed from an esoteric residential practice primarliy used a s self help tool, to offices and retail spaces, to entire commercial projects."

The Green Dream
By Tessa Boase
From: The Telegraph, London, May 5, 2007

"It's swept across America and now it's planning to conquer Britain. Tessa Boase reports on a US food giant that claims to put principles before profits... A new way of food shopping is crossing the Atlantic and, like many things American, it will seem obscenely proportioned at first. But, like the SUV and super-size Snickers, we will soon get used to it and then come to expect it."

What's in Store for Kensington
By Jonathan Prynn
From: The Evening Standard, London, March 3, 2007

"Whole Foods Market used Brooklyn-based feng shui consultant Alex Stark to run the spiritual rule over the former Barkers department store in London. According to David Lannon, senior executive at the Kensington site, his findings were 'very, very positive'."

Original Yin:
Exploring the natural alliance of feng shui and architecture
By Cheryl Weber
From: Residential Architect, September, October, 2006

"Feng shui consultant Alex Stark, an architect, blends both the practical and transcendental aspects in his practice. He says that although feng shui was introduced to America as a Chinese practice, here and in Europe it's been transformed into something more holistic."

Ancient Design Principles, New Selling Points
From: NJ BIZ (New Jersey Business Magazine), March 26, 2007

"Alex Stark, who is a graduate of the Yale University School of Architecture and worked as an architect for 20 years before starting his feng shui practice, says he worked with New York City-based architectural teams, advising them on what errors and problems to avoid."

Western Feng Shui and Architects Who Use It

From: AllRhetoric.com, November, 2007

"Alex Stark, a well-known feng shui consultant and author, believes that, while feng shui was introduced to America as an Eastern practice, it has evolved here and in Europe to something much more holistic. His clients are interested in the philosophy behind feng shui: they are looking for the spiritual and physical areas of design that just aren’t available through traditional Western design."

A History of the Future: Design Considerations
By Brittany Myers
From: PompeiAD.com, August 2007

"Some of the overall considerations for the design were Feng Shui, intelligent lighting, and LEED Certification...We collaborated with Feng Shui practitioner Alex Stark, because we appreciate the integration of Western design and Eastern sensibility"

Power Spot
By Jane Wells
From: Aspen Magazine, Summer/Fall 2005

"Jane Wells consults feng shui geomancy master Alex Stark to uncover some hidden secrets about the lay of the land."

Travelling between the Worlds:
Conversations with Modern Shamans
ByHillary S. Webb
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Charlottesville, 2004

"Following the example of many seekers before him, Alex Stark embarked on a vision quest to pray for a sign that would further his growth. In the middle of his second night on the quest, he was struck by a sudden burst of lighting. No other induction...could have been more appropriate."

The Asianization of America
By Warren I. Cohen
From: The Asian American Century, Harvard University Press, 2002

"The extraordinary "Asianization" of America–the accelerating influence of East Asia on American life and identity, a phenomenon neglected by most students of American history (includes) Alex Stark...who in April 2000 helped realign the Web site of Corcoran.com, enabling the owners to achieve a harmonious balance in cyberspace."

The New Healers
By Nina Burleigh
From: New York Magazine, September 2003

"Alex Stark's method is more intuitive and magic-oriented than most. He not only operates on feng shui principles of directions but says he physically senses the earth's grid of energy. Where the lines of that energy intersect, migraines or damage to the immune system or other ailments can occur."

Cosmic Appraisal
By Hillary Sheets
From: ID Magazine, November 2002

"We know they are architectural masterpieces, but how do five great houses stack up to the eyes of feng shui master Alex Stark?"

Environmental Health & Design
By Heath Hudson
From: Health & Healing NY.org, April 2006

"The totality of the Center's interior reflects the principles of Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese art built on the belief that Qi - the vital life force pervasive throughout the universe and existing in all living things - can be affected by our external environment."

Community & Environment:
Healing from the Web of Life
From: The Bravewell Collaborative, April, 2006

"The well-known Feng Shui master Alex Stark worked closely with the architectural firm of Guenther Petrarca, a leader in green design and the use of eco-sensitive materials. This collaboration ensured that construction and design principles optimized the use of the space's potential"

Creating a Healing Environment from the Heart

From: South Denver Cardiology Newsletter, October 2002

"From the double waterfalls to the meditative labyrinth, every inch of this facility is designed to promote total health and wellness. In fact, the use of Feng Shui principles throughout the building's design has greatly enhanced the overall spirit of healing."

Taking Care of the Caretakers
ByDanine Alati
From: Contract Magazine, March 2003

"Beatrice Renfield's fondness and deep respect for nurses prompted her to commission a space promoting nursing excellence.... Feng shui consultant Alex Stark worked with the design team to ensure that the architecture was balanced and the curves and room placement would work within the structure."

Healing Properties

From: Interior Design, February 1, 2001

"Feng shui expert Alex Stark consulted on the layout, which reflects the center's philosophy of patient empowerment and harnesses positive energy. 'We wanted to make it very clear that authority rested with the patient,' says Stark, who designated the floor's northwest corner, representing authority and leadership, as the waiting area."

Net Set: The Web Within
By Hillary Rosner
From: New York Magazine, May 10, 2001

"I need five minutes just to go inside myself," says Alex Stark, standing before a makeshift altar with incense, statues, bells, and shells carefully assembled on bright scarves next to a flat-panel monitor. At a time when the Pets.com spokespuppet gets interviewed on ABC, it shouldn't surprise anyone that Stark is feng shui-ing Corcoran.com's real estate Website in order to generate the kind of harmony -- and publicity -- the new economy demands.

Open wide and say OM

From: W Beauty Book, October 2000

"As soon as you step into New York's Beth Israel Center for Health and Healing, you realize you're in no ordinary clinic."

Live Wire: Finding the Alignment for E-Commerce
From: CNN Money.com, May 1, 2001

"Barbara Corcoran tapped feng shui practitioner Alex Stark to reenergize the Website for her New York City real estate company... It worked. Hits to the site have tripled, and Corcoran has received a flood of compliments that she says more than justified Stark’s fee. "

Feng Shui: restoring balance at an office near you
By Brett Martin
From: Inc.com, September 2003

"Feng shui is as broad as engineering or architecture," says Alex Stark, a feng shui practitioner in Brooklyn, NY. "You could take 12 different practitioners and get 12 different versions of what it is."

Auspicious Energies
By Barbara Weltman and Michael Hayes
From: The Journal of Accountancy, May 2005

"New York feng shui master Alex Stark designed the three personal workspaces showcased here. In his view a harmonious, well-balanced environment liberates creativity and vitality and opens up new opportunities. Feng shui, the holistic practice of space design, is a valuable tool in creating salutary business environments, he say."

Our Offices, Our Selves
By Eve M. Kahn
From: Interiors, May 2002

"A feng shui master, a color consultant, and an organizational expert analyze three designers' workspaces and sum up their occupants' styles."

Anything is Possible
By Christina Koch
From: Eco-Structure, July-August 2006

"The builiding's orientation and location on the site were determined by a complex set of factors: where the roads were, healing in terms of Feng shui, and the views on the site to the northeast."

Art of the Possible
By Ken Shulman
From: Metropolis, October 2003

"A new Ambulatory-care clinic for a remarkable institution seeks to become the nation's first LEED-certified healthcare facility"

Above (and below) the vineyard
By Douglas Thornley
From: Practical Winery and Vineyard, September/October 2006

"Lynmar Winery, a Russian River Valley specialist of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay broke ground on an expansion that includes a new winery, 9,000 square feet aging caves, and a visitor center. Principles of Feng Shui were employed in bringing the site, its building, and wine caves into balance and harmony. Alex Stark of New York conducted the Feng Shui assessment."

Doerr-Hosier Center makes its Debut
By Carolyn Sackariason
F rom: The Aspen Times, June 2, 2007

"Feng shui expert Alex Stark realized that the new building at the Aspen Institute would be at the epicenter of Aspen's energy, with the three valleys flowing directly toward the Roaring Fork River. As a result, the building was designed with that in mind."

New Meadows facility designed to inspire
By Carolyn Sackariason
From: The Aspen Times, June 22, 20075

"After five years and $12.5 million, the vision born from inside some of the largest minds has come to fruition at Aspen Meadows. The building's architect, Jeffrey Berkus, involved feng shui expert Alex Stark early in the design process. Stark realized immediately that the building would be at the epicenter of Aspen's energy, with the three valleys flowing directly toward the Roaring Fork. As a result, the building was designed with that in mind."

Building on a Mission

From: The Aspen Idea, Winter 2004/2005

"The Aspen Institute's Doerr-Hosier Center will provide much more than just walls, conference tables and a roof. This is a building on a mission: to maximize human potential by stimulating mind, body, and spirit; to spark collaboration and the dynamic exchange of ideas; and above all, to facilitate progressive human interaction."

Park Funding leads to Luxury condos in Brooklyn
By: Steve Cutler
From: The Real Deal New York Real Estate, May, 2007

"Brooklyn Bridge Park is seen by many as the most significant development of parkland in the borough since the completion of Prospect Park in the 1870s. 'It’s not every day you get a building in excess of a million square feet you can convert to residential,” says developer Robert Levine. Plans for the park include wetlands, meadows, tidal pools, dunes, marshes, a coastal forest, and an aviary island."

Tarragon Corporation Announces Trio Opening

From: Real Estate Journal, July 12, 2006

"Trio has been designed by a world-renowned design team through the collaboration of Edgewater-based Architectura and the acclaimed Ismael Leyva Architects of MY Studio, led by an award-winning Korean principal. Alex Stark acted as Trio’s feng shui consultant, applying unique feng shui elements to the building."

Sneak peak into fully Feng-Shui Inspired building

From: Real Estate Weekly, July 27, 2006

"Highly-acclaimed Gruzen Samton Architects, Jay Valgora of V Studio Interior Designers, and Feng Shui expert Alex Stark, a teacher of Feng Shui and a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture, collaborated to employ Feng Shui as a design principle in every aspect of the building."

From: Multi Housing News, October 2006

"Mr. Stark designed a pond that is visible from the development's front door because a view of water from the entrance of a building enhances prosperity, promotes health and good luck. But the pond also serves as a place to dump rainwater, "which is a requirement of the city," he says."

Condo Tower Aligned to Provide Calm
By Antoinette Martin
From: The Wall Street Journal, April, 2005

" The entire project has been designed with the principles of feng shui in mind. The feng shui design promotes privacy and calm. The grand entry foyers in each residence, and windows that give maximum sunlight and which showcase the panoramic views of Manhattan, are in line with gracious living standards as well as feng shui."

A Perryville Place Touted as Solution to Sprawl

From: Business Magazine, May, 2005

"A Perryville Place is a project that could help to start a regional movement focused on smarter development that not only connects with natural and community features but also includes mutiple uses and a pedestrian element."

Towards a Healthy Relationship
By Dr. Judy Kuriansky
From: The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Healthy Relationship, 2002

"Simply put, how, what, and where you put things in your house, and especially in your bedroom, can make or break your love life. New York-based feng shui practitioner Alex Stark recommends the following guidelines to enhance your love relationship."

Guide to Alternative Health Centers
By Jane E. Brody & Denise Grady
From: The New York Times Guide to Alternative Health, 2002

"A similar hush pervades the Continuum Center for Health and Healing. Tibetan carpets, rough-hewn wooden benches and a weeping fig tree, among other features, were installed at the suggestion of Alex Stark, a New York feng shui specialist."

Symposium: Feng Shui and the Urban Fabric
From: University of Minnesota School of Architeture, October 2006

"Contemporary feng shui focuses on the application of traditional feng shui principles to modern town planning and new urbanism. Principles of feng shui design are explored in depth to determine how they can contribute towards the creation of harmonious civic environments."

Alex Stark: Feng Shui and the Urban Fabric
From: University of Minnesota School of Architecture, October, 2006

" From the perspective of feng shui, topography--whether rural or urban--is a fundamental determinant of human destiny. Land form and the presence of settlements and roads have a predictable impact on quality of life. Determining ideal positions in the landscape, finding optimal orientation, and coordinating the program, massing, and layout of structures are important considerations in applying feng shui knowledge to site planning."

Pioneers at Sagaponac
ByCarissa Katz
From: Homebook Architecture, Autumn 2005

"This development is an anti-subdivision, the opposite of the usual shoddy conformist repetition that has made the very word subdivision pejorative...The architects think the subdivision is almost a museum; the homeowners say they live in a sculpture garden."

Oxford on the Move
Industrial Development in Oxford's Industrial Parks
From: http://www.oxford-ct.gov/, August/September 2007

"Zackin Publications has moved editorial and publishing staff into their new 10,000 square feet corporate headquarters at Willenbrock Industrial Park. Zackin provides over 950,000 subscribers with business-to-business information for decisions makers in Loan Servicing, Banking, Dry Cleaning, Alternative Energy, and Wind Energy industries."

Bartering with the Gods: the Despacho Ceremony
By Alex Stark
From: COSM Magazine, Winter 2008

"The despacho is a gift--a giving back of what we receive everyday in our lives. We seek through the despacho ceremony, to bridge the ordinary and non-ordinary realms; to establish new patterns of relationships and possibility. It places us in right relationship with Pachamama and all of her manifestations."

The Sacredness of Place
By Alex Stark
From: COSM Magazine, Winter 2005

"Creating sacredness is a fundamental imperative in human nature. We seek sacred places because we are sacred in ourselves, because it is in the experience of the sacred that we are most human, and paradoxically, most physical."

The Temple is the Body:
Sacred Architecture as a Reflection of the Human Body
By Alex Stark
From: COSM Magazine, Fall 2005

"The Vastu tradition of India, Chinese Feng Shui, Egyptian Temple architecture, the Inca Seque system, and the Greek canon of proportions have one thing in common: a reverence for architectural space as a reflection of the human body."

In The End is the Beginning:
The Summer Solstice and the Making of Time
By Alex Stark
From: COSM Magazine, Summer 2004

"Just as the summer solstice cannot be understood without reference to the winter solstice, it is important also to remember that moments of happiness and revelation will necessarily be followed by their twin experiences of sadness and despair. The passing of time reflects and instructs us as to the importance of both."