"Bestselling author Alain de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices influence how we feel, and how we could build dwellings in which we would stand a better chance of happiness. In this witty, erudite look at how we shape, and are shaped by, our surroundings,…
El autor propone una visión científica del mundo en la que todo el espacio material contiene grados perceptibles de vida y sitúa este concepto de orden como base intelectual para una nueva arquitectura, planteando cuestiones precisas sobre qué se debe hacer para crear más vida e…
"Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, or cost-effectiveness, the movement to reuse buildings presents a variety of design challenges and opportunities. Old Buildings, New Designs is an…
A study of architecture examines how we both shape and are shaped by our private homes and public edifices and explains how our stylistic choices can be used to increase our chances of happiness. Un estudio de la arquitectura examina la forma en que tanto y como están conformad…
"This book explores the notion of affective space in relation to architecture. It helps to clarify the first-person, direct experience of the environment and how it impacts a person's emotional states, influencing their perception of the world around them.Affective space has bec…