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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Homeby Sarah Susanka
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Focusing on key design strategies such as visual weight, layering,
and framed openings, home architect Suskana takes a close look at 25
houses designed to emphasize quality over the size of the structure.
The houses represent a wide variety of styles and emphasize comfort
and beauty, a high level of detail, and a floor plan designed for
today's informal way of life. Extensively illustrated with color
photographs. Oversize: 10.25x10.25<">.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:"Susanka includes 25 delightful examples of houses designed by architects from around the country. Each example features gorgeous photographs and Susanka's simple, readable prose. For small families, confirmed singles, and retirees, this book offers expert ideas on finding or creating the right-size home sweet home. " Booklist Review:"Susanka knows well that hough, moolah, isn't all plentiful and that big ain't even remotely better....If you're ever going to build or renovate, buy this book." Stephen Gordon, CEO Restoration Hardware Review:"Susanka's book, Creating the Not So Big House, shows how space can be small but beautiful and visually expansive....She has tapped into those principles that Frank Lloyd Wright used in his 'Usonian' Houses and has presented them in a very clear and beautifully illustrated format." Eric Lloyd Wright, architect Review:"Sarah Susanka offers us a more hopeful stategy for sustaining human development – just make life richer, not bigger....Improve your life and everyone else's. Use the ideas in this book – not more square feet!" William McDonough, FAIA, architect, educator, and winner of the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development About the AuthorAn advocate of "less is more" in residential architecture and interior design, Sarah Susanka has emerged as one of America's favorite home architects. As a result of the success of The Not So Big House and the new vision it holds for the American home, she was featured by U.S. News and World Report as one of 18 innovators in American culture. Susanka has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Charlie Rose Show, and numerous radio shows around the country. She is a former principle and founding partner of the firm chosen by Life magazine to design its 1999 Dream Home. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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