Best-selling author, architect and cultural visionary Sarah Susanka is leading a movement to redefine the American home and lifestyle. Her "build better, not bigger" approach to residential architecture has been embraced across the country, and her "Not So Big" philosophy is evolving beyond our physical habitations and into how we inhabit our lives. In both realms, she believes that Not So Big should be the first step in sustainability, both for our own well being and for the well being of the planet as a whole.
Susanka is the acclaimed author of eight best-selling books, including The Not So Big House (Taunton, 1998), Home By Design (Taunton, 2004), and The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters (Random House, 2007). Her eighth book, Not So Big Remodeling, was published in March 2009 (Taunton).
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A master in the use of metaphor to help explain new dimensions of understanding, Susanka has a gift for making the complex simple and for demystifying even the most obscure of subject matter.
Sarah has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including Oprah, Charlie Rose, and Diane Rehm, and has received many accolades for her work. Fast Company named her to their debut list of "Fast 50" innovators whose achievements have helped to change society. Newsweek selected her as a "top newsmaker" for 2000, and US News and World Report dubbed her an "innovator in American culture" in 1998. In May of 2007, Susanka was presented with the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award by the Lindbergh Foundation for "outstanding individual achievement demonstrating a spirit of initiative and exemplifying great dedication toward making positive contributions to our world." In January 2009, Builder Magazine named Sarah Susanka as one of their Top 30 Innovators, for her leadership and vision in shaping the home building industry.
Sarah Susanka is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, and a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council. She was born in Kent, England, and today lives in North Carolina. |