The Architecture Of Happiness - Softcover

De Botton, Alain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241970059 ISBN 13: 9780241970058

Verlag: Penguin, 2014

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The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton's 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 affairs: with our houses and their furnishings. He asks: 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 and beautifully expressed' Independent

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Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy (Literary Review)

Full of splendid ideas, often happily and beautifully expressed . . . an engaging and intelligent book (Independent)

Genuinely thought-provoking (Time Out)

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THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life

The Architecture of Happiness explores the fascinating hidden links between the buildings we live in and our long-term wellbeing

'Engaging and intelligent... Full of splendid ideas, happily and beautifully expressed' Independent

'Alain de Botton takes big, complex subjects and writes about them with thoughtful and deceptive innocence' Observer

'Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy' Literary Review

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.

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• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0241970059
• ISBN 13: 9780241970058
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280