The Perfect Home (Part 1/3) [3/5]

The Perfect Home is a television series of three 42 minute episodes commissioned for Channel 4 based on the book The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton which first aired in 2006

In the programmes, Alain de Botton explored the importance of innovative architecture for homes. He offered criticism of modern developments that build in an idealized fake heritage style, which he referred to as pastiche, often referring back to the example of Great Notley Garden Village near Braintree, Essex.

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[seekthetruth6006]

i love norman foster's work!

[mellamosean]

@fumanchu1k

I can never take comments like yours seriously; the way you state things makes it seem like you think it's a matter of fact. But really you're just guessing at his motives.

[dimeloloco]

@fumanchu1k we want technology technology technology but we ignore the technology that modern housing has. we only think of technology when we see a brand new led tv! or an ipad! Imagine if your home did the same thing for you that your favorite piece of technology does.

[dimeloloco]

@fumanchu1k his argumENT is not misplaced and his premises all sufficiently contribute to proving it.

you view architectures as a style. Do you think the Egyptians viewed architecture as a style? when you look at those structures don't they strike you as what they really are (Egyptian not Mayan)? these days there is a distinction between the world that we live in and the way we place ourselves within it. The home is an escape... clearly we're not happy with the world...

[fumanchu1k]

Alain de Botton's personal crusade against traditional architectural styles is tedious and self-serving. His arguments are misplaced; a cultural shift towards a "slow life" bothers him, so he attacks with circular argument after circular argument. "Let's embrace the future by embracing the future." He wants to see a futuristic world because he thinks it looks cool, and does his best to back his illogical position up with nonsense.