About the Book: The Architecture Of Happiness
The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Bottons exploration of the hidden
links between buildings and 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 and 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 and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be
satisfactorily resolved? To answer these questions and many more, de Botton
looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts