The architecture of happiness /

The architecture of happiness /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	De Botton, Alain.
Edition:	1st Vintage books ed.
Imprint:	New York : Vintage Books, 2008.
Description:	280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Architecture -- Psychological aspects. Architecture and society. Architecture -- Aesthetics. Architecture -- Aesthetics. Architecture and society. Architecture -- Psychological aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11603389

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ISBN:	0307277240 9780307277244
Notes:	Originally published: 2006. Includes index.
Summary:	A study of architecture examines how we both shape and are shaped by our private homes and public edifices and explains how our stylistic choices can be used to increase our chances of happiness.

Table of 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.