| Description |
280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
The significance of architecture -- In what style shall we build? -- Talking buildings -- Ideals of home -- The virtues of buildings -- The promise of a field |
| Summary |
One of the great but 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 |
| Subject |
Architecture and society.
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Architecture -- Aesthetics.
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Architecture -- Psychological aspects.
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| ISBN |
0307277240 |
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9780307277244 |
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