The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton's exploration of the hidden links between buildings and our well being. Bestselling author Alain de Botton has written about love, travel, status and how philosophy can console us. Now he turns his attention to one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs: with our houses and their furnishings. He asks: What makes a hous...
The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton's exploration of the hidden links between buildings and our well being. Bestselling author Alain de Botton has written about love, travel, status and how philosophy can console us. Now he turns his attention to one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs: with our houses and their furnishings. He asks: What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved? Will minimalism make us happier than ornaments? To answer these questions and many more, de Botton looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, and teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights. The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will forever alter your relationship with buildings. It will change the way you look at your current home - and help you make the right decisions about your next one.'Engaging and intelligent . . . full of splendid ideas, happily and beautifully expressed'.
Alain de Botton was born in 1969 and is the author of non-fiction essays on themes ranging from love and travel to architecture and philosophy. His bestselling books include Essays in Love; The Romantic Movement; Kiss and Tell; Status Anxiety; How Proust Can Change Your Life; The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work; The Art of Travel; The Architecture of Happiness and Religion for At...
Alain de Botton was born in 1969 and is the author of non-fiction essays on themes ranging from love and travel to architecture and philosophy. His bestselling books include Essays in Love; The Romantic Movement; Kiss and Tell; Status Anxiety; How Proust Can Change Your Life; The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work; The Art of Travel; The Architecture of Happiness and Religion for Atheists. He lives in London and founded The School of Life and Living Architecture.
Since the Tower of Babel and the construction of the first Egyptian pyramid, architecture has been considered not only a craft, but an art – and where there is art, there is beauty.
惭愧得很，网上查得阿兰.德.波顿的新书：工作的喜乐哀愁（The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work）下个月上市，我却连他次新的书，比如身份堪虞（Status Anxiety）和幸福的建筑（The Architecture of Happiness）都没有碰过。阿兰并非多产的散文作家，比照一下，是我太蜗牛了。 ...
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Since the Tower of Babel and the construction of the first Egyptian pyramid, architecture has been considered not only a craft, but an art – and where there is art, there is beauty.
0 有用 猩猩 2021-08-24 21:35:18
用词太美，画面感太强，观点太戳中我，以至于可以无视对于某些概念过于简单的解读。在伦敦二手书店买的，读了一半搁置，这次回家读完，还能想起之前对着窗外的狂风，对着书桌上的蜡烛和走马灯，坐在床上读这本书的场景。真是幸福hhhhh