The Architecture of Happiness

von Alain de Botton

288 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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. In The Architecture of Happiness, 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.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Themen der Philosophie Philosophie Ästhetik
• ISBN: 9780307277244
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2008
• Größe: 204 x 154 mm
• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group