{"product_id":"a-view-from-the-porch-avi-friedman-9781550653991","title":"A View from the Porch: Rethinking Home and Community Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the latest updated book from \"Canada's housing guru\" about how design affects our daily lives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eA View from the Porch\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eRoom for Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 2005.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avi Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550653997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550653991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vehicule Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016","brand":"Avi Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445371973887,"sku":"9781550653991","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f9e6489-9c74-4b2c-94be-ed5aaea7745d.jpg?v=1777218181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-view-from-the-porch-avi-friedman-9781550653991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}