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Pantheon
October 2006
On Sale: October 12, 2006
288 pages ISBN: 0375424431 EAN: 9780375424434 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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 and design is too often
described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. The
Architecture of Happiness starts from the idea that where we
are heavily influences who we can be, and it argues that it
is architecture’s task to stand as an eloquent reminder of
our full potential. Whereas many architects are wary of openly discussing the
word beauty, this book has at its center the large and naïve
question: What is a beautiful building? It is a tour through
the philosophy and psychology of architecture that aims to
change the way we think about our homes, our streets and
ourselves.
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