false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167403524m/23418.jpg 23418 16 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.<br><br>And yet a concern for architecture and design is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. <i>The Architecture of Happiness</i> starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and it argues that it is architecture&#8217;s task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential.<br><br>Whereas many architects are wary of openly discussing the word beauty, this book has at its center the large and naïve question: What is a beautiful building? It is a tour through the philosophy and psychology of architecture that aims to change the way we think about our homes, our streets and ourselves. 24388 2006 The Architecture of Happiness total:696|5:150|4:263|3:220|2:49|1:14| 696 2574 1491 151 3 8 false false Mon Dec 29 17:57:43 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 05:48:09 -0800 2009 The Architecture of Happiness, so I cannot deny the power of the text on an architectural neophyte. And while I don’t agree with all of the author’s assertions, I found myself reacting rigorously to his contentions. Add beau...more...]]> 3 3 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 01 13:53:54 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 09:40:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 08 10:36:31 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 10:36:40 -0700 2008 Architecture of Happiness is a humanist's guide to understanding built environments. Finding room to appreciate both classical and contemporary architecture, de Botton resolves the quarrel between the ancients and the moderns by suggesting that every architecture strives to provide...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 15:44:41 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 15:53:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 26 04:30:03 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 05:52:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 04:30:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 19:10:07 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 19:59:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 20:37:54 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 20:46:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:07:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:13:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 19:27:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 19:35:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:14:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 08:23:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:50:18 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:50:18 -0800 2009 Alain De Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Art of Travel, and Status Anxiety, among other books, takes a humanistic approach in Architecture of Happiness and explores the ways in which our built environment affects us. He occasionally overindulges in florid prose, but critics ag...

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