The Architecture of Happiness

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Call Number: 720.1 De, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Art / Architecture / De Botton, Alain
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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The significance of architecture -- In what style shall we build? -- Talking buildings -- Ideals of home -- The virtues of buildings -- The promise of a field.
"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."--Publisher's website.
A study of architecture examines how we both shape and are shaped by our private homes and public edifices and explains how our stylistic choices can be used to increase our chances of happiness.

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