the pattern language of Christopher Alexander. In the acknowledgements section of her book Not So Big House she refers to his book A Pattern Language, published 1977, as "inspiration for a generation of architects" as well as to her work. Books The basic philosophy of quality over quantity, or "build better, not bigger," is described in great detail in Susanka's first book, The Not So Big House, which discloses her conceptual principles, and in seven of her following books, including Creating the Not So Big House, Not So Big Solutions for Your Home, Home By Design, Inside the Not So Big House, Outside the Not So Big House, Not So Big Remodeling, and More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home. She expands on her philosophy into how we live our lives in her seventh book, The Not So Big Life, focusing on "quality, not quantity" of time and life experience. Personal life Susanka resides in North Carolina. She is a breast cancer survivor. Bibliography (2008 10th Anniversary Edition) Creating The Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home (2000) Not So Big Solutions for Your Home (2002) Home By Design: Transforming Your House Into a Home (2004) Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life (2005) Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home (2006) The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters (2007) The Not So Big House: Home By Design DVD (2008) Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home to Fit the Way You Really Live (2009) More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home (2010) See also Small house movement Tumbleweed Tiny House Company References External links The Not So Big House About Sarah Susanka (official web site) The Not So Big Life Video of Sarah Susanka talking about her Not So Big philosophy Sarah Susanka. “About Sarah Susanka.” Accessed October 19, 2021. https://susanka.com/about-sarah-susanka/. 1957 births 21st-century American architects 21st-century English architects New Classical architects Living people University of Minnesota School of Architecture alumni University of Oregon alumni American non-fiction writers British women architects Architects from Kent British expatriates in the United States 21st-century British women artists Fellows of the American Institute of Architects