Architecture of Happiness
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Book Introduction
As seen by Alain de Botton, a philosopher of everyday life,
A special look at architecture
Alain de Botton, a philosopher of everyday life who finds the extraordinary in the ordinary, has been writing about love, travel, and how philosophy can give us comfort.
In "The Architecture of Happiness," he turns his attention to the object of our most intense yet sometimes hidden passion: our homes and their interiors, and explores the abstract meaning of architecture, which is both artistic and practical.
Alain de Botton begins The Architecture of Happiness with the idea that “when places change, people change, for better or worse.”
He elevates architecture from the specialized realm of experts to the status of a work of art that ordinary people can enjoy and appreciate, and he skillfully and eloquently conveys the architectural stories that ordinary people, outside of architecture, most want to know by looking at architecture from that perspective.
Through this architectural story told through a new perspective by De Botton, the 'inventor of everyday life,' we will come to realize that architecture contributes to and influences our happiness in its own way.
A special look at architecture
Alain de Botton, a philosopher of everyday life who finds the extraordinary in the ordinary, has been writing about love, travel, and how philosophy can give us comfort.
In "The Architecture of Happiness," he turns his attention to the object of our most intense yet sometimes hidden passion: our homes and their interiors, and explores the abstract meaning of architecture, which is both artistic and practical.
Alain de Botton begins The Architecture of Happiness with the idea that “when places change, people change, for better or worse.”
He elevates architecture from the specialized realm of experts to the status of a work of art that ordinary people can enjoy and appreciate, and he skillfully and eloquently conveys the architectural stories that ordinary people, outside of architecture, most want to know by looking at architecture from that perspective.
Through this architectural story told through a new perspective by De Botton, the 'inventor of everyday life,' we will come to realize that architecture contributes to and influences our happiness in its own way.
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index
I.
The meaning of architecture
II.
What form should it be built in?
III.
talking building
IV.
The ideal of home
V.
The Virtues of Architecture
VI.
The future of the fields
Acknowledgements
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Translator's Note
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The meaning of architecture
II.
What form should it be built in?
III.
talking building
IV.
The ideal of home
V.
The Virtues of Architecture
VI.
The future of the fields
Acknowledgements
Image source
Translator's Note
Search
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Listening to the stories that architecture tells us is meaningful because it involves figuring out the meaning of abstract objects.
Alain de Botton uses his extensive knowledge of art history and intuition to show how abstract sculptures and objects can be interpreted as if they were living beings.
If we open our eyes, we can find philosophical meaning in the furniture and homes around us.
Even when looking at utilitarian objects like columns or apartment buildings, you will find abstract representations of important themes in life.
The architecture we admire, whether through its materials, its forms, or its colors, is associated with positive qualities that everyone recognizes: friendship, kindness, delicacy, strength, intelligence, and so on.
Ultimately, the reason we find architecture and design works beautiful is because they express values central to our well-being, and because they allow our personal ideals to be transformed into material media.
Alain de Botton breathed human vitality and friendliness into architecture, which had felt stiff and lifeless, by drawing out and explaining the 'story' and 'virtues' from architecture.
If we have the idea that we are vulnerable to the external environment and that good architecture can make us a little happier, that idea can transform entire villages, and even entire cities.
Usually, I suggest asking the land development company what kind of houses will be built on the fields that are destined to disappear.
A single great building has an enormous impact that cannot be compared to its own size or construction cost.
Therefore, properly understanding and appreciating architecture is not at all meaningless; rather, it is absolutely necessary for the entire city.
Alain de Botton is clearly a person who stands outside the realm of architecture.
However, as an outsider, he not only conveys interesting architectural stories to those outside of architecture, but also allows them to look at architecture from a new perspective.
This is the power of Alain de Botton that no one can imitate.
Alain de Botton uses his extensive knowledge of art history and intuition to show how abstract sculptures and objects can be interpreted as if they were living beings.
If we open our eyes, we can find philosophical meaning in the furniture and homes around us.
Even when looking at utilitarian objects like columns or apartment buildings, you will find abstract representations of important themes in life.
The architecture we admire, whether through its materials, its forms, or its colors, is associated with positive qualities that everyone recognizes: friendship, kindness, delicacy, strength, intelligence, and so on.
Ultimately, the reason we find architecture and design works beautiful is because they express values central to our well-being, and because they allow our personal ideals to be transformed into material media.
Alain de Botton breathed human vitality and friendliness into architecture, which had felt stiff and lifeless, by drawing out and explaining the 'story' and 'virtues' from architecture.
If we have the idea that we are vulnerable to the external environment and that good architecture can make us a little happier, that idea can transform entire villages, and even entire cities.
Usually, I suggest asking the land development company what kind of houses will be built on the fields that are destined to disappear.
A single great building has an enormous impact that cannot be compared to its own size or construction cost.
Therefore, properly understanding and appreciating architecture is not at all meaningless; rather, it is absolutely necessary for the entire city.
Alain de Botton is clearly a person who stands outside the realm of architecture.
However, as an outsider, he not only conveys interesting architectural stories to those outside of architecture, but also allows them to look at architecture from a new perspective.
This is the power of Alain de Botton that no one can imitate.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 3, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 318 pages | 498g | 140*210*30mm
- ISBN13: 9788986836899
- ISBN10: 8986836890
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