- Title:
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The Architecture of Happiness
- Written by:
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Alain de Botton
- Read by:
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Nicholas Bell
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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5
- Duration:
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5 hours 11 minutes
- Published:
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March 01 2013
- Available Date:
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March 28 2013
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781743153833
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Lifestyle - Wellbeing; Philosophy
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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"The Architecture of Happiness is full of splendid ideas, often happily and beautifully expressed"
The Independent
"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
The Secret Art of Furnishing Your Life
One of the great, but often unmentioned, causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kind of walls, chairs, buildings and streets we’re surrounded by. 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 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 audiobook has at its centre the large and naïve question: ‘What is a beautiful building?’ It amounts to a tour through the philosophy and psychology of architecture, which aims to change the way we think about our homes, streets and ourselves.
"De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly ... He keeps architecture on a human level."
Los Angeles Times