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In 1999, Sarah Susanka was then architect and principal with Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners, the firm selected to design the 1999 Life Dream House brought Frank Lloyd Wright's same common-sense, human-scale design principles to our generation. Why are we drawn more to smaller, more personal spaces than to larger, more expansive ones? Why do we spend more time in the kitchen than we do in the formal dining room? The Not So Big House proposes clear, workable guidelines for creating homes that serve both our spiritual needs and our material requirements, whether for a couple with no children, a family, empty nesters, or one person alone. Architects and builders around the country report clients showing up with dog-eared copies of The Not So Big House, pages marked to a favorite section. : The Not So Big House Collection: The Not So Big House and Creating the Not So Big House (9781600851520) by Susanka, Sarah Obolensky, Kira and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. And the people responsible for building our homes have also gotten the message. Since then, the book's simple message - that quality should come before quantity - has started a movement in home design. Nearly a quarter-million people bought this ground-breaking book when it was published in Fall 1998. After 18 years at the helm of his namesake.

Available for the first time, Sarah Susankas best-selling books. Tom Ford is stepping down from his eponymous fashion brand, the designer announced quietly on Instagram last night. Now, the book that celebrated that bold declaration is back in this special 10th anniversary edition featuring a new introduction and 16 additional pages that explore three new homes. The Not So Big House Collection (Paperback). Ten years ago, Sarah Susanka started a revolution in home design with a deceptively simple message: quality should always come before quantity.

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