Description: The Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton Bestselling author de Botton considers how individuals private homes and public edifices influence how they feel, and how dwellings could be built in such a way as to promote a sense of happiness. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 architectures task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential. Author Biography Alain de Botton is the author of three works of fiction and five of nonfiction, including How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, and The Art of Travel. He lives in London. Review "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 Long Description "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 architectures task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential. Review Quote "De Botton is a lively guide, and his eclectic choices of buildings and locations evince his conclusion, that "we should be as unintimidated by architectural mediocrity as we are by unjust laws." -The New Yorker The next time Im at a party, and the conversation turns to "serious topics," like what the stock market did today, I think Ill suggest we talk about something more important: architecture. Ill ask the investment banker why he bought the house he did and insist he answer the question. And then Ill start quoting Alain de Botton. -The National Post If this book were a building, it would be a contemporary reading room, I think, with big windows, and clean, built-in bookshelves with a fold-out step ladder just right for fetching slim volumes from the top shelf. The elegant clarity and brisk humour of his style, accompanied by pages of photos, opens your eyes to the rich possibility of thinking about your home, and your city, in a new way. -The Toronto Star "De Bottons books are the literary equivalent of the Slow Food movement. They demand to be lingered over, not because the concepts are difficult but because they are rich and deep. Be prepared to put down your book frequently and turn his last few sentences over in your mind, testing his theses against the rooms and buildings you know well." -The Globe and Mail "In this simple, entertaining Excerpt from Book I. The Significance of Architecture 1. A terraced house on a tree-lined street. Earlier today, the house rang with the sound of childrens cries and adult voices, but since the last occupant took off (with her satchel) a few hours ago, it has been left to sample the morning by itself. The sun has risen over the gables of the buildings opposite and now washes through the ground- floor windows, painting the interior walls a buttery yellow and warming the grainy-red brick fa Details ISBN0307277240 Short Title ARCHITECTURE OF HAPPINESS Language English ISBN-10 0307277240 ISBN-13 9780307277244 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Residence Washington, DC, US Birth 1969 DEWEY 720.103 Series Vintage International DOI 10.1604/9780307277244 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-04-08 NZ Release Date 2008-04-08 US Release Date 2008-04-08 UK Release Date 2008-04-08 Pages 288 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 2008-04-08 Imprint Random House Inc Illustrations HALFTONES THROUGHOUT Audience General Author Alain De Botton We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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