Our Happy Life: Architecture and Well-Being in the Age of Emotional Capitalism

by Mirko Zardini and Deane Simpson

The architectural implications of the intangible guidelines of happiness indexes, the new marketplace of emotions. and the relentless ideology of positivity.

How do we design our cities when our most intimate experiences are incessantly tracked and our feelings become the base of new modes of production that prioritize the immaterial over the material? Since the 2008 financial crisis, lists of well-being indicators, happiness indexes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3956794869
• ISBN13: 9783956794865
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Sternberg Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.4"