Architectural Felicitology

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.46.946

Keywords:

architecture, felicitology, beauty, theory of architecture, love, taste.

Abstract

The article features the meaning of the category “happiness” applied in the architectural theory. The author suggests a connection between a new explication of “happiness” in architecture and the categories “own place”, “close human relations” and “personal business” as well as the concepts of “the world”.

How to Cite

Rappaport, A. (2015). Architectural Felicitology. Project Baikal, 12(46), 64–65. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.46.946

Published

2015-12-12

Issue

Section

Short articles

Author Biography

Alexander Rappaport

Ph.D. in Architecture, Doctor of Art History, member of the UMA, member of the Union of Designers of Russia

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