The Architecture Of Happiness

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: Reprint

Description: 280 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The architecture of happiness is alain de bottons exploration of the hidden links between buildings and our well being. In the architecture of happiness, bestselling author alain de botton explores one of our most intense but often hidden love with our houses and their furnishings. He what makes a house truly beautiful why are many new houses so ugly why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved to answer these questions and many more, de botton looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, and teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights. The architecture of happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will change the way you look at your home. "engaging and intelligent ...full of splendid ideas, happily

ISBN: 9780241970058