The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage International)
For of all the shapes in which that immense illusion called materialism can terrify the soul, perhaps the most oppressive are big buildings.
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
‘The more living patterns there are in a place—a room, a building, a town—the more it comes to life as an entirety, the more it glows.’12
Geoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
There is beauty in something well-made. The fine fit of a tailored suit. The delicate stitching of a vibrant rug. The mechanical elegance of a well-tuned watch, ticking silently. The same aesthetic laws that govern these objects – and innumerable others – apply to the business world, too. There is such a thing as a beautiful, elegant business. Not ... See more
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Danny Rimer
Vernacular architecture also tends to be more human-scale as a direct result of how it was built. Such places are therefore often more suited to social integration and to community, to healthier and happier lifestyles, and all the other benefits of human-scale design.