Title: archi student
Product review: Although I would certainly agree that De Botton is a talented and captivating writer, I feel that "The Architecture of Happiness" falls well short of a serious examination of architecture and its ideals. This book is perfect for anyone who possesses a casual interest in architecture. The more serious architecture student or architecture aficionado, however, will find little valuable content in this book. Some of the conclusions that De Button reaches are not well thought out (and frankly a waste of time to consider critically) in that the book tends to focus upon superficial aspects of architecture. De Button should not be mistaken for a serious critic or architecture historian. This book is not a good read for an architecture student seeking well-researched theory or an in depth understanding of our relationship with the built environment.
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