The Architecture of Happiness

Studio 360

Tacky architecture can make us cringe. Avant-garde buildings can make us think, “huh?” But according to Alain de Botton, author of The Architecture of Happiness, a well-designed building can be more sublime than most aphrodisiacs. Kurt Andersen asks de Botton which buildings put a smile of his face.

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