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.