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“A Not So Big House feels more spacious than many of its oversized neighbors because it is space with substance, all of it in use every day.”

Book:Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home

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Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home

This book delves into the concept of designing homes that are smaller in size but larger in quality, focusing on creating spaces that are both efficient and enjoyable. It provides practical advice and creative ideas for constructing homes that meet the needs of contemporary American lifestyles. more

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Sarah Susanka

Sarah Susanka, born on March 21, 1957, is an American architect renowned for her unique insights into residential design. She is widely recognized for her 'Not So Big' series of books, which emphasize the practicality and comfort of living spaces. Susanka's architectural philosophy focuses on the usability and livability of homes, and her designs have gained international acclaim. more

“All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect on the quality of the public realm, enriching or impoverishing it in a lasting and radical manner. The architecture of the city and public space is a matter of common concern to the same degree as laws and language—they are the foundation of civility and civilisation.”

Source: The Architecture of Community

“The Italian landscape has always harmonized the vulgar and the Vitruvian: the contorni around the duomo, the portiere'S laundry across the padrone's portone, Supercortemaggiore against the Romanesque apse. Naked children have never played in our fountains, and I. M. Pei will never be happy on Route 66.”

Children Naked Landscape Italian Routes Vulgar Fountain Laundry

Author:Robert Venturi

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