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The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage International) by Alain De Botton is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage International) about?
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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Who reads The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage International)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alain De Botton
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141806754
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Architecture, Art
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (1,358 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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