A view from the porch : rethinking home and community design by Friedman, Avi, 1952- author instant download

A view from the porch : rethinking home and community design by Friedman, Avi, 1952- author instant download

271 pages : 18 cm, \"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\"--, Revision of: Room for thought : rethinking home and community design / Avi Friedman. -- Toronto : Penguin, 2005, Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-270), Places of departure -- A home fit for a queen -- Dormers in Dalian -- To keep or not to keep the living and dining rooms? -- A conversation with your fridge -- Oversized furniture or small rooms? -- Timeless design -- Homes with a global reach -- Living above the store -- Designing for civility -- Bring back the scale -- Reinventing cities -- Housing the trees -- Cities as exercise machines -- They don't build them like they used to -- Weathering the storm -- A home in a box -- A margarine-container deck -- Accepting orange tiles -- Beaulieu's race -- Our first home -- Design for family life -- Housing for the rest of my life