Saturday, January 8, 2011

the architecture of happiness (book #18)

One of the great, but often unmentioned, causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kind of walls, chairs, buildings and streets we’re surrounded by.

And yet a concern for architecture and design is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. The Architecture of Happiness starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be - and argues that it is architecture’s task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential.

Alain de Botton
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4 comments:

  1. But…. How do stimulate the happiness in the humen brain what are constrains…..

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  2. Ah.. this book is not about directly creating happiness by doing 'good' architecture........

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  3. Yes, its a good book. everyone should read it.
    Different perspective from a non-architect!

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  4. human brain is something very complicated. i don't even think that we know 1% of how complicated it is.

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