Blog entries

Experience of Living in Vastu

Anna Mullenneaux — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:57:31 +0100

New testimonial from SP living in Vedic City, IA

"I have been living in my new vastu home for a month now, and even though the exhaustion of moving and on-going construction, the experience is truly amazing.

This is a very small house, only 25 feet x 25 feet, with a half-story upstairs. However, it seems like no matter how much furniture or stuff I put into it, and even with three dogs and a housekeeper living upstairs, there is no sense of confinement. It feels spacious partly Read More...

ABC's Nightline Features Maharishi Vastu

Jon Lipman — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:38:53 +0100

Maharishi Vastu, Fortune-Creating homes, and Maharishi Vedic City were featured in a great segment of ABC Nightline, Monday, July 5th. For a link to the story, go to http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/transcendental-meditation-vedic-city-iowa/story?id=9218475

ABC’s summary of the segment includes the followinRead More...

Maharishi Vedic City is an 'Extreme Town'

Anna Mullenneaux — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:00:23 +0100

Maharishi Vedic City was highlighted as one of six of the most unique small towns in America on the Travel Channel's Extreme Towns: Great American Vacations show. The program explained how all of the buildings in Vedic City are built according to Maharishi Vedic architecture, one of the many reasons why this town is so unique.

"Think small towns are all the same? Think again. Explore some of the world's most unique towns where the residents' zeal makes up for wRead More...

Stunning Vastu Estate Up For Auction

Anna Mullenneaux — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:25:20 +0100

An incredible 7,000 square foot home on 30 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina is up for auction on the 15th of June.

If you are interested in bidding please contact Margo Lenmark at (828) 265-4022.

http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?sk=13&t=1933091

Nourishing & Fortune-Creating Gardens

Anna Mullenneaux — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:06:49 +0100

For those of you who have a Fortune-Creating Home, try our new Vedic Garden Design service.

The purpose of a Vedic Garden Design is to enhance, beautify and compliment Fortune-Creating homes and buildings. A Vedic Garden brings the softening influence of the leafy green and floral blessings of nature closer. It will be designed in an appropriate manner to complete and harmonize with the beauty and dignity of the Vastu structure.

Our services include the followiRead More...

Vastu at Sydney's Vegan Expo

Anna Mullenneaux — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:32:29 +0100

Vastu Coordinators, Bruce Shillingford and Diane Davie, inspired attendees at the popular Vegan Expo in Sydney, Australia on Sunday 2nd May.

People lined up all day for initial evaluations of their homes. Using a wireless internet connection to show the individual's home on Google Maps, the coordinators were able to give relevant information for each person. Subsequently one could sign up for the full service to build one's own Fortune-Creating home.

We look forward to hearinRead More...

Havard Business School Case Study on Vastu

Anna Mullenneaux — Sat, 08 May 2010 01:56:14 +0100

Jeffrey Abramson was interviewed by MHN online about the value of Vedic architecture.

The Harvard Business School/Harvard University Graduate School of Design recently presented a case study: “Design Creates Fortune: 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard,” on the 200,000 square foot LEED Platinum and Fortune Creating Architectural/Vedic-designed office building co-developed by The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises of Rockville, Md.

The presenters challenged students to Read More...

Vedic Architecture on the Discovery Channel

Anna Mullenneaux — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:27:58 +0100

Treehugger TV visits Maharishi Vedic City and learns about Vastu homes.

On this episode of treehugger TV: Energy. Energy in the form of food for our bodies, energy created by meditation to heal the world, and electric energy to power our cars. It’s a show full of energy from some very unusual perspectives.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/treehugger-tv/episode-basics.html

We will keep you posted as to when this program will air on the Discovery network's PlanRead More...

Youtube: How to Build a Fortune-Creating Home, Ireland

Jon Lipman — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:35:06 +0100

Andrea and Gerry Griven, have torn down their home on the edge of Belfast Loch, Northern Ireland, and built a new Fortune-Creating home with breathtaking views.

This video is an interview with the couple with views of the demolition and construction, and their new home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yitIvP1zu7g

Training Course Opens New Chapter for Vastu Construction

Anna Mullenneaux — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:20:51 +0100

On Tuesday, April 20th we celebrated the successful completion of the Vastu Coordinator Phase II training Course.

The course was made up of 30 architects, engineers, builders and developers who traveled from every continent to continue their Vastu training in Maharishi Vedic City. The participants commented on the high level of professional experience and success represented on the course, including lecturers and participants.

There was great appreciationRead More...

Vastu Lecture for the Fairfield Community

Anna Mullenneaux — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:34:30 +0100

Special guest, Wojtek Skalski, and Jon Lipman will speak about The Latest Maharishi Vastu Developments Around the World.

The lecture will be held on Sunday, April 18th at 8:00pm in Dalby Hall, Maharishi University of Management.

Please tell your friends about this unique opportunity to learn more about Maharishi Vastu architecture and the inspiring Vastu developments around the world.

Vastu & Feng Shui on Web Radio

Jon Lipman — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:47:51 +0100

Vastu for a Feng Shui Audience

Maharishi Vedic architecture was the subject of a web-based Feng Shui radio show today. Hear Jon Lipman explain what Vastu is and listen to a lively conversation with his Feng Shui-practicing host. Go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bante-design-llc/2010/02/28/feng-shui-fabulousvastu-feng-shui

Expanded Portfolio

Jon Lipman — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:12:25 +0100

Expanded Portfolio

We’ve added 20 new designs for homes and duplexes to the portfolio of Fortune-Creating homes. Go to the “Portfolio” tab and select “US Portfolio of Homes”. We don’t have the new homes posted on that page yet. For now, click on “Download a PDF of the portfolio” lower right to see them. Enjoy!

West Coast Tour, Part II

Jon Lipman — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:06:51 +0100

West Coast Tour, Part II

Jon’s Pacific Northwest completion of his West Coast tour included a visit to a very impressive modular factory that is able to do high quality, affordable, and ultra-energy-efficient homes and apartment buildings. We hope to work with them on projects in California, Oregon, and Washington.

And, groups in Southern California, Seattle and Portland want our help to pursue group Vastu solutions, especially Vedic condo apartment buildings. The staRead More...

West Coast Lecture Tour

Jon Lipman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:01 +0100

West Coast Lecture Tour, Part I

Jon Lipman, AIA, director of Fortune-Creating Buildings, has been on a tour of major cities up the West Coast lecturing on Maharishi Vedic architecture. He has spoken to hundreds of interested parties, and Vastu projects big and small are expected to blossom in California, Washington, and Oregon in the coming months.

Among the developments are plans for Vastu apartment buildings in Los Angeles, plans for a Vedic health spa in Southern CaliRead More...

Nightline Segment Postponed

Jon Lipman — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:57:47 +0100

ABC Nightline's segment on Maharishi Vedic City has been postponed; we look forward posting its new broadcast date!

Watch a Home being Built Step by Step

Jon Lipman — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:03:46 +0100

Watch our newest sustainable Vedic home being built, step by step!

With help from a few friends, Joel and Laura Wysong have just built an ultra-energy-efficient, passive solar Fortune-Creating home in only six months in upstate New York.

The house is radiantly heated using materials harvested on site, and its floor slab is super insulated using natural materials. Heating bills will be almost zero.

See the house go up at http://www.flickr.com/photRead More...

Maharishi Vastu Coordinator Training Course

Jon Lipman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100

The Maharishi Vastu Coordinator Training course was completed by over 500 participants in 70 Countries.

Congratulations to the professionals who have taken this opportunity to expand their knowledge of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda architecture and promote its development.

This course is the first step of a continuous professional development program. Maharishi Vastu Coordinators raise awareness and interest in Fortune-Creating homes through seminars and consultations around the globRead More...

Developer Celebrates How 'Green' Is Its Building

Jon Lipman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:15:25 +0100

Rockville Structure Gets Environmental Kudos

Two Thousand Tower Oaks Boulevard off Interstate 270 in Rockville looks like most modern suburban office complexes. It's a sleek and shiny metal and glass structure that seems to have plopped down like an alien spacecraft on a freshly mowed plot.

What's special about this building, its developers say, is the technology inside, which earned it the superlative from the state government of being the "greenest" office building in MarylaRead More...

Greenest Office Building in Maryland.

Jon Lipman — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:53:28 +0100

The Fortune-Creating office building 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd has been awarded the title Greenest Office Building in Maryland by state Comptroller Peter Franchot. The comptroller’s office said the building is a "shining example for the rest of the state . . . because it has an economic value and an environmental value.

The building challenges preconceived notions about Vedic and environmentally friendly structures, such as that having a green building involves sacrificing certain coRead More...