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Title: THE ARCHITECTURE OF HAPPINESS
By: Alain de Botton
Format: Paperback

List price: £12.99


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ISBN 10: 0241142490
ISBN 13: 9780241142493
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 1 January, 2006
Pages: 280
Description: John Ruskin proposed that every good building must do two things: it must shelter us, but it must also speak to us. This book tackles the questions of architecture and interior design at a deserved level of philosophical depth, and takes us on a journey through Western and Eastern aesthetics.
Synopsis: John Ruskin proposed that every good building must do two things: it must shelter us, but it must also speak to us. In this beautiful book, Alain de Botton poses the following question: what do we want our buildings to talk about? Tackling the questions of architecture and interior design at a new and deserved level of philosophical depth, "The Architecture of Happiness" takes us on a riveting journey through Western and Eastern aesthetics. The issues surrounding the decoration of our own homes touch on major questions at the heart of the philosophy of art - what is beautiful? Are beauty and goodness related? Can beauty bring happiness?
Publication: UK
Imprint: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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