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Alain de Botton and the Architecture of Happiness

11 maart 2013 · by Robin · in Architecture, Blog

During my time as a student, one of my favourite classes were the ones on philosophy. Not that I understood much of it, partly due to the fact that the lectures were given by a…

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Robin Budel is a Dutch designer with a degree in architecture. Besides a love for design in its broadest sense he is interested in the motives and process of design.

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