The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton&s exploration of the hidden links between buildings & our well being In The Architecture of Happiness bestselling author Alain de Botton explores one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs with our houses & 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 & pictures
- & can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved? To answer these questions & many more de Botton looks at buildings across the world from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas & cathedrals tea sets & office complexes & teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history & psychology of architecture & interior design & will change the way you look at your home& Engaging & intelligent full of splendid ideas happily & beautifully expressed& Independent