The Architecture of Happiness

Description

Takes the reader on a tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design. Looking at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers, this title examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, as well as offering philosophical insights.

Reviews

Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy Literary Review Full of splendid ideas, often happily and beautifully expressed ... an engaging and intelligent book - Independent

Author description

Alain de Botton was born in 1969. He is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety and On Seeing and Noticing. He lives in London.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780141015002
• Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint : Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication date : January 2007
• Dimensions : 199mm X 154mm X 18mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Availability date : March 2007
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : B/W interleaved throughout
• BIC subject : Architectural structure & design; Interior design; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
• Pages : 280
• Dewey classification : 720.1
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Alain de Botton