The Architecture of Happiness
2006
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Abridged edition
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-180675-4 (ISBN)
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-180675-4 (ISBN)
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Considers the hopes and fears we have for our homes. It look at questions such as why do people disagree about taste? can beautiful surroundings make us good? Reflecting that architecture has the power to influence how we feel, this book suggests how we might learn to build better dwellings, in which we would stand a higher chance of happiness.
In his extraordinary new book, Alain de Botton considers the hopes and fears we have for our homes at a new level of depth and insight, considering such questions as: Why do people disagree about taste? Can beautiful surroundings make us good? Not to mention: What makes a window frame attractive? Rooted in the idea that architecture has the power to influence how we feel and that we are different people in different buildings, The Beauty of Houses suggests how we might learn to build better, more attractive dwellings, in which we would stand a higher chance of happiness.
In his extraordinary new book, Alain de Botton considers the hopes and fears we have for our homes at a new level of depth and insight, considering such questions as: Why do people disagree about taste? Can beautiful surroundings make us good? Not to mention: What makes a window frame attractive? Rooted in the idea that architecture has the power to influence how we feel and that we are different people in different buildings, The Beauty of Houses suggests how we might learn to build better, more attractive dwellings, in which we would stand a higher chance of happiness.
Alain de Botton is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, A Week at the Airport, Religion for Atheists, The News: A User's Manual, and latest novel The Course of Love, among many others. Alain is a bestselling author in 30 countries. He lives in London, where he runs The School of Life and Living Architecture.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.4.2006 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 125 mm |
| Gewicht | 172 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-180675-3 / 0141806753 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-180675-4 / 9780141806754 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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