Architecture Urban & Land Use Planning
A View from the Porch
Rethinking Home and Community Design
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2015
- Category
- Urban & Land Use Planning, Sustainability & Green Design
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781550654080
- Publish Date
- Jul 2015
- List Price
- $19.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550653991
- Publish Date
- May 2015
- List Price
- $25.00
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Description
A View from the Porch is an illuminating collection of 22 essays about the points where design touches life and the big and small things that make us appreciate, or become disconnected from, our homes and neighbourhoods.Drawing on his experiences as an architect, planner, world traveller, 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 flare A View from the Porch offers a compelling vision of the influence of design in our everyday lives from one of the world's most innovative thinkers. This is a totally revised edition, with new material, of Room for Thought published in 2005.
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.
Editorial Reviews
Praise for Avi Friedman:
"One of the top 10 style setters who will most influence the way we live in the next quarter century." -Wallpaper
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