Sarah Susanka

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    Smaller? Yes. But Better, Too

    A dozen years ago, architect Sarah Susanka wrote The Not So Big House, a book that tapped into a yearning among Americans for homes that spoke more to comfort than to the showy, cavernous spaces of those much-derided McMansions.

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    REVOLUTIONARY: Author and architect Sarah Susanka's Not So Big House presaged the trend toward smaller homes. She urges people to build houses one-third smaller than they thought they needed and use the money saved on square footage to produce higher-quality, more comfortable homes. Dealers can help achieve that, she says.

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