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Provides a review of social trends and their effect on architecture and design.
Have you ever found yourself asking, “Is this all there is to life?” Or wondering if this bigger life you have created is actually a better life? And do you wonder how it all got so out of control? In her groundbreaking bestseller The Not So Big House, architect Sarah Susanka showed us a new way to inhabit our houses by creating homes that were better–not bigger. Now, in The Not So Big Life, Susanka takes her revolutionary philosophy to another dimension by showing us a new way to inhabit our lives. Most of us have lives that are as cluttered with unwanted obligations as our attics are cluttered with things. The bigger-is-better idea that triggered the explosion of McMansions has spill...
C.1, GENRAL FUNDS, BARNES & NOBLES, 3/30/2010, $32.00.
This sequel to "The Not So Big House" thoughtfully considers 20 new homes and five remodels that span a broad range of styles, climates, and landscape considerations to show how the not-so-big ideal can work in any setting. Photos. Illustrations.
A collection of home improvement projects designed for resolving everyday challenges, from desigining a laundry room or breakfast nook to fixing a room that is too tall, installing a half bath, and more.
Architect and author Chapin describes existing pocket neighborhoods and co-housing communities while providing inspiration for creating new ones.
Offers a new approach to home design, presenting thirty important design concepts that can transform any house into a warm, comfortable, original space.
Exploring a variety of topics ranging from communities to buildings to product design, this book explains how the sustainable design field is influenced by women and women's ways of working. It explains the often overlooked roles women have played as key catalysts in sustainability.
... how to bring house and garden into perfect harmony.
This book brings the timeless lessons of residential design to homeowners who seek inspiration and direction in the design or remodelling of their homes.