Overview
This is the latest updated book from ""Canada's housing guru"" about how design affects our daily lives This illuminating collection of 22 essays expounds upon the points where design touches life. The essays discuss 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, Avi 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, 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. With new material, this is a completely revised edition of Room for Thought , originally published in 2005.
Full Product Details
Author: Avi Friedman
Publisher: Vehicule Press
Imprint: Vehicule Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781550653991
ISBN 10: 1550653997
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 September 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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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
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
"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"
Author Information
Avi Friedman received his Bachelors degree in architecture and town planning from the Israel Institute of Technology, his Masters degree from McGill University, and his Doctorate from the University of Montreal. He co-founded the Affordable Homes Program at the McGill School of Architecture where he teaches. He also holds an Honorary Professor position in Lancaster University in the U.K. Avi is known for his housing innovation and is the author of 18 books. He is the principal of Avi Friedman Consultants Inc. and the recipient of numerous awards including the Life Time Achievement Award from Sustainable Buildings Canada and the World Habitat Award. In 2000 he was selected by Wallpaper magazine as one of ten people from around the world 'most likely to change the way we live'.
