{"product_id":"9781399817714","title":"A Short History of the Apocalypse : A Times Bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreate a better life by creating better design. Did you know that. . .   . . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner?. . . the layout of your child's classroom affects their grades and test scores?. . . the design of your hospital room influences how quickly you recover?We live in a symbiotic relationship with the spaces around us—first we make our spaces, and then our spaces make us. But we're living in a suboptimal world, one that we designed. The good news: We can redesign it. For twenty years, architect and designer Danish Kurani has been transforming spaces to improve people's health and happiness through the design of schools, homes, offices, and community centers across four continents.   The Spaces That Make Us offers you:A clear, easy-to-follow philosophy you can apply to any space—your home, office, school, or neighborhood.   Surprising research revealing how design impacts your physical health, emotional well-being, and the quality of your relationships.   A journey through the past 2 million years, arriving at how current design practices make life worse.   An inspiring vision for creating future designs and a compelling call to rethink design's fundamentalsPractical strategies for using smarter design to improve your life, at any budget level.    Kurani unveils a life-changing design philosophy, Baaham (pronounced BAH-hum), a word from Urdu meaning “in tandem”—describing two interconnected things working in harmony. Baaham draws from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology. Whether you're designing for yourself or others, at any scale from a bedroom to a city block, Baaham is a roadmap for improving health, building deeper relationships, and finding greater fulfillment. It's not just a philosophy—it's a way of life.   Featuring seven core principles, Baaham helps everyone—from financially strapped college students to a manager looking to improve their team's performance—create environments that are functional, beautiful, and life-changing. This book doesn't tell you what to design. It teaches you how to design, so that you can build the life you want. Engaging illustrations are included throughout every chapter to illuminate each principle and bring Baaham to life.   The Spaces That Make Us will change how you see the world—opening your eyes to what isn't working, and helping you remake your spaces for a happier, healthier life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danish Kurani\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Celebrate\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Focus\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Professional interior design\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 210 x 161 x 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400249121\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Danish Kurani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54849182499202,"sku":"9781399817714","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781399817714_c1d7ce46-a257-4eed-9aad-2bb886197496.jpg?v=1758358920","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.pro\/products\/9781399817714","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}