Room for Thought
Rethinking Home and Community Design
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2005
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780143050049
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $24.00
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Description
Room for Thought is an illuminating collection of twenty-one essays by Avi Friedman, who has been described by Wallpaper magazine as ”one of the top ten style setters who will most influence the way we live in the next quarter century.“ The essays are about the points where design touches life and the big and small things that make us appreciate, or become disconnected from, our homes and neighborhoods.
Drawing on his experiences as an architect, planner, world traveler, and educator, Friedman delves into issues such as the North American obsession with monster homes, the impact of scale on the feeling of comfort in our communities, environmental concerns such as deforestation, innovative recycling methods in building materials, the booming do-it-yourself industry, the decline of craftsmanship, and the role of good design in bringing families together. Written with Friedman's trademark flair, Room for Thought offers a compelling vision of the influence of design on our everyday lives from one of the world's most innovative thinkers.
About the author
Avi Friedman teaches architecture at McGill University and is a practicing architect. He is the recipient of several research and design awards including the World Habitat Award and the 2014 Sustainable Buildings Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of eighteen books, including Innovative Houses: Concepts for Sustainable Living, A View from the Porch: Rethinking Home and Community Design (Véhicule), and A Place in Mind: Designing Cities for the 21st Century (Véhicule). He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
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Designing a Liveable Community
A Place in Mind
Designing Cities for the 21st Century, Revised Edition
A View from the Porch
Rethinking Home and Community Design
Innovative Houses
Concepts for Sustainable Living
Place in Mind, A
The Search for Authenticity
Planning the New Suburbia
Flexibility by Design
Peeking through the Keyhole
The Evolution of North American Homes
Grow Home
