The architecture of happiness /
Alain de Botton.
- 1st Vintage books ed.
- New York : Vintage books, 2008.
- 280 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
The significance of architecture -- In what style shall we build? -- Talking buildings -- Ideals of home -- The virtues of buildings -- The promise of a field.
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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Architecture--Psychological aspects. Architecture and society. Architecture--Aesthetics.