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fernimal 's review for:
The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton
It is interesting to think about how architecture can inspire or deflate us. To consider the land before a city has been created and the promise of something more beautiful in replace (or not). To follow architecture through the ages, from the overly ornate, to pared back simplicity and everything in between. Why are we drawn to some buildings and repelled by others? This book often had me pause to think about what a building actually revealed about itself- and to consider with conscious thought, how buildings communicate and evoke feelings in people by the style and shape of their structure.
I enjoyed this read. At times I struggled with the writing, getting lost on occasion with what Alain de Botton was getting at, however the book achieved, I think, its point in understanding our relationship with architecture and how we react to the buildings in our environment.
I enjoyed this read. At times I struggled with the writing, getting lost on occasion with what Alain de Botton was getting at, however the book achieved, I think, its point in understanding our relationship with architecture and how we react to the buildings in our environment.