The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton
Why buildings affect how we feel, what we mean when we call a building beautiful, and why ugliness is a moral problem: de Botton on homes, streets and the values they embody. It changes how you look at your own rooms.
Read it if…
you want to understand why your surroundings shape your mood.
Skip it if…
you want interior-design advice; this is philosophy.
Three things you will actually use
- Buildings speak; learn what yours are saying.
- Beauty is a promise of a kind of life.
- Order and complexity, in balance, calm us.
Do this first
Read the chapter on 'talking buildings' and walk your street with it in mind.
Our verdict
Why rooms shape mood.
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