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The Architecture of Happiness

By Alain De Botton

Book information

Publisher
Vintage
Year
2008
ISBN
0307277240, 9780307277244
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10855243 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
179\179
Time added
2014-12-16 16:58:47

Description

The Achitecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us. And yet a concern for architecture is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. Alain de Botton starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and argues that it is architecture's task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential

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