The Not So Big Interview
A visit with architect and best-selling author Sarah Susanka.
BY JIM ANDREWS, PHOTOS BY GREY CRAWFORD AND CAROL DE LA ROSA
Years ago, when I first picked up and thumbed through The Not So Big
House (Taunton, 2000), I felt I'd stumbled upon a treasure. Suddenly,
here was an architect, Sarah Susanka, who was speaking my language, a
clear, elegant language that I could understand completely. Moreover,
she shared both my aesthetics and my values. The idea of having a home
with a high level of quality and the custom touches that make houses so
appealing—all within a small package—was a revelation to me. • Clearly,
the book and its ideas have been a revelation to other readers, as The
Not So Big House and subsequent books have become best sellers and
Susanka herself is today celebrated as a cultural visionary. Her ideas
about how we live and how we respond to our built environment have had
profound effects on the way we talk about home. • So I was especially
pleased to have a chance to speak to Susanka myself about her ideas,
what's behind them, and where they are taking us. To learn more about
Susanka, her ideas, her many books, and her larger interests, please
visit www.notsobighouse.com.
—Jim Andrews
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