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 diff...
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.
阿兰·德波顿（Alain de Botton），英伦才子型作家，生于1969年，毕业于剑桥大学，现住伦敦。著有小说《爱情笔记》（1993）、《爱上浪漫》（1994）、《亲吻与诉说》（1995）及散文作品《拥抱逝水年华》（1997）、《哲学的慰藉》（2000）、《旅行的艺术》（2002）、《身份的焦虑》（2004）。他的作品已被译成二十几种文字。
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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1 有用 小神蒙巴第 2014-08-10 22:30:34
德波顿读多了有点腻，像蒋勋，不能多读，是我的感官出了问题吗？
0 有用 往往vera 2012-04-10 13:18:46
每一个人都有与物质世界和平共处的需求，但表现形式却是各种各样。但最后总会发觉建造总比拆除多，幸福便是那种貌似可以所谓“永恒”的遗产：）
0 有用 珈琲貓少女 2020-05-23 16:54:58
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0 有用 珈琲貓少女 2020-05-23 16:54:58
📍5/23/20
1 有用 小神蒙巴第 2014-08-10 22:30:34
德波顿读多了有点腻，像蒋勋，不能多读，是我的感官出了问题吗？
0 有用 往往vera 2012-04-10 13:18:46
每一个人都有与物质世界和平共处的需求，但表现形式却是各种各样。但最后总会发觉建造总比拆除多，幸福便是那种貌似可以所谓“永恒”的遗产：）