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The Architecture of Happiness

By: Alain de Botton
Narrated by: Alain de Botton
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 In his extraordinary new book, Alain de Botton explores the importance of buildings in our lives, pondering our attachment to our homes and considering such questions as: Why do people disagree about taste? Can beautiful surroundings make us good? Not to mention: What makes a window frame attractive?

Rooted in the idea that architecture has the power to influence how we feel and that we are different people in different buildings, he suggests how we might learn to build better, more attractive dwellings, in which we could stand a higher chance of happiness.

©2006 Alain de Botton (P)2006 Penguin Audio Aesthetics Architecture House & Home Interior Design & Decoration Philosophy Society Happiness
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As with all of Alain's work, his mastery of language compells us to re-evaluate the mundane and familar aspects of our homes with a new-found sense of appreciation amd nostalgia. Alain conintues the conversation of the ways in which buildings and cities have shaped us as much as we have shaped them and ultimately we are invited to forge a deeper connection with the cities we inhabit and travel to with a clearer understanding of what makes them so attractive in the first place.

Alain never disappoints

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