{"product_id":"wellbeinghappiness-thru-architecturedesign-frven-lim-9781761241307","title":"Wellbeing+Happiness thru' Architecture+Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eWHAD is an acronym for Wellbeing and Happiness through Architecture and Design. It is my effort to increase the awareness of how these two fields are, in effect, connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssuming that I will have a 50-year-long career to hopefully make a tiny dent in the universe, I am now at the half-way mark. So, now dedicating the second lap to promoting an unusual and special ethos: to elevate the world's wellbeing and happiness baseline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI call this the WHAD movement, our effort to connect overall wellbeing, alongside our fundamental and instinctive quest for happiness, through knowledge and subtle effects of Architecture and Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe spend \u0026gt;90% of our daily life inside buildings. The way spaces mean to us, both consciously and subconsciously, is abundantly magical and powerful. A well-designed environment can make us feel calm and enjoy serenity. A harmoniously curated sequence of rooms can give us delight and sensorial pleasure. The delicately considered balance of nature's signatures through biophillia will bring us a heightened awareness of our being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we merge so much of what has already been discovered by psychologists, neuroscientists and philosophers, and anthropologists, with human-centric architectural and design acumen, we have the power to make research become purposeful everyday application.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate goal is not just to cut down the ills of the world, but to change the \"i\" to \"we\", making us all well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hardwired quest to become happier gives us human beings an advantage; we will be more productive, cohesive and serve our life calling. Fulfil own own meaning+purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, attain success. Whatever that may be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frven Lim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761241303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761241307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Passionpreneur Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d","brand":"Frven Lim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476932419839,"sku":"9781761241307","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d7c3a23-452c-4587-a2df-ba5e138141a7.jpg?v=1715918579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wellbeinghappiness-thru-architecturedesign-frven-lim-9781761241307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}