The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage International) - Softcover

Botton, Alain De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307277240 ISBN 13: 9780307277244

Verlag: Vintage Books, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Texto en inglés. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Como nuevo. The Achitecture of Happiness is 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. 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.

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Críticas:

"De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles."
--The Seattle Times

"An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images."
--The New York Sun

"With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . He keeps architecture on a human level."
--Los Angeles Times

Reseña del editor:

A thoughtful study of architecture that examines how we both shape and are shaped by our surroundings considers how our private homes and public edifices--from Classical to Gothic to minimalist Modern--reflect how we feel and explains how our stylistic choices can be used to increase our chances of happiness. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: Vintage Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0307277240
• ISBN 13: 9780307277244
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280