Sarah Susanka
Author of The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
About the Author
Sarah Susanka launched a revolution in residentia architecture and changed the way we think about our homes
Image credit: Strawbridge Photography
Series
Works by Sarah Susanka
Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home (2000) 672 copies, 6 reviews
Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (2005) — Author — 278 copies, 2 reviews
Associated Works
Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home (2006) — Author — 232 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1957-03-21
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Knockholt, Kent, England, UK
- Places of residence
- North Carolina, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
England, UK - Education
- University of Oregon
University of Minnesota - Occupations
- architect
interior designer
speaker - Organizations
- Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Design Futures Council (Senior Fellow) - Awards and honors
- Newsweek Magazine's Top Newsmaker (2000)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award (2007)
Members
Reviews
Home by Design: Transforming Your House into Home… by Sarah Susanka
Speaking as a former architect, this book is a good distillation of the basic elements of design that architects use when designing a house. The pictures are good illustrations of what she is talking about. However, there is SO MUCH MORE that goes into thoughtful design, which I get that she can't cover everything (and some things can't be illustrated, such as cost considerations), but things like accessibility, site, climate, materials, neighboring buildings...it's more than just these abstract principles.… (more)
The ideas are excellent, but the metaphor Susanka leans on heavily is architecture and building your new house (literally, she is an architect). So if that doesn't work for you at a deep level, a lot of the book may not resonate. There are very good exercises re self-examination, time-management, decluttering ideas/people in your life, reprioritizing.
Mostly skimmed. Not what I was expecting or wanting.
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 3,455
- Popularity
- #7,359
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 39
- ISBNs
- 33
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 7