De Botton, Alain.

The architecture of happiness / Alain de Botton. - London ; New York : Hamish Hamilton an imprint of Penguin Books , 2006. - 280 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes index

The Significance of Architecture 9 II. In What Sty le Shall We Build? 27 III Talking Buildings 77 IV Ideals of Home 105 V. The Virtues of Bu dings 169 SThe Promise of a Field 251

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Architecture--Psychological aspects.
Architecture and society.
Architecture--Aesthetics.
Happiness.
Interior decoration--Philosophy.
Architecture and philosophy.

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