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

  by Sarah Susanka

  In this sequel to The Not So Big House, Sarah Susanka shows readers how to create extraordinary "Not So Big" homes. She leads a personal tour through 25 of the most beautiful, well-designed homes in North America. More than 200 color photos, floor plans and design details illustrate this innovative philosophy.
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  Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design

  by Max Jacobson

  The key to creating a house that is memorable, satisfying, and enduring is to apply a group of design concepts—or patterns —that focus on the experience of being in a home. In this groundbreaking work, internationally respected architects Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow present the ten essential patterns that shape and define a well-crafted home. Patterns explore the presence of light, the... (more)
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  Prefab

  by Allison Arieff

  Prefab presents a series of innovative homes and concepts that boldly demonstrate that this is not your grandmother's prefab, offers a glimpse into the history of prefabricated housing over the last century, and reveals a wealth of practical and attractive alternatives to the status quo. Prefab discusses architects, builders, and designers such as Walter Gropius and Philippe Starck, examines the historical... (more)
• Drawing Home Plans: A Simplified Drafting System for Planning and DesignJune Curran

  

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  Drawing Home Plans: A Simplified Drafting System for Planning and Design

  by June Curran

• The Essential House Book: Getting Back to BasicsTerence Conran

  

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  The Essential House Book: Getting Back to Basics

  by Terence Conran

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  What Your Stuff Says About You

  by Sam Gosling

  A provocative and witty look at how our private spaces--from boardroom to bedroom--reveal our personalities, whether we know it or not! Does what's on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner... (more)
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  Brave New Houses: Adventures in Southern California Living

  by Michael Webb

  Los Angeles and Southern California have always been a crucible for the experimental in residential design. Here then are the successors to Neutra and Schindler, Lautner and Gehry-architects who break out of the box to create houses that respond to the benign climate and varied topography of Southern California and express the needs and dreams of their clients. From serene white forms to bold expressions of... (more)
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  The Distinctive Home: A Vision of Timeless Design

  by Jeremiah Eck

  Jeremiah Eck believes that distinctive homes are a result of a balance between site, floor plan, exterior elements and interior details . The Distinctive Home is arranged by each of these four key elements, with examples of each. His tone is accessible and friendly, taking the homeowner by the hand and walking them through each element. Eck’s practical and thoughtful approach to home design will enable the... (more)
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  Home by Design: Inspiration for Transforming House Into Home

  by Sarah Susanka

  Sarah Susanka's first three books have launched a revolution in residential architecture with the message that it's not the size of the house that matters, but the quality of its design and details. Her books strike a chord in homeowners, who are finding that bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. Now, in Home by Design, Susanka presents 30 design concepts that can transform any house into a welcoming home filled... (more)
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  Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises

  by Architecture for Humanity

  The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. Currently one in seven people lives in a slum or refugee camp, and more than 3,000,000,000 people--nearly half the world's population--do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our lives. Yet too often architects are... (more)
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  Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (Susanka)

  by Sarah Susanka, Ken Gutmaker, Marc Vassallo

  In her latest book, best-selling author of The Not So Big House Sarah Susanka teams up with architectural design writer Marc Vassallo to expand upon the message that has resonated with over a million homeowners and builders across the country: opting for personalized, well-crafted, thoughtfully designed spaces over superfluous square footage results in a home that comforts and nourishes those who live there. In... (more)