Architect Sarah Susanka described manufactured or prefab housing. Manufactured housing is built in a controlled environment by craftspeople. A manufactured home may be of higher quality than a home built on site.
Manufactured Housing
Home Design and Money
Architect Sarah Susanka discusses the home design process and money. When you're doing a home design with an architect you should discuss money at every meeting. Home design includes balancing dreams against the money you have to spend.
Sustainable Architecture
Architect Sarah Susanka describes sustainable architecture. To achieve sustainable architecture people should live their values including following their passions and choosing sustainability.
How to Prepare to Meet an Architect
Watch this video to find out how to prepare to meet an architect. Sarah Susanka, architect and author of the Not So Big House, tells you how to prepare. Susanka says you can prepare by looking at books and magazines and getting a sense of what you like in a home and why. How can you prepare to meet an architect?
Inspiration for Not So Big House
Architect Sarah Susanka talks about her inspiration for the Not So Big House concept. Susanka says she gleaned inspiration from living in an affluent Los Angeles suburb as a child. She also finds inspiration in making space work in a Not So Big House. Learn about Sarah Susanka's inspiration for the Not So Big House here.