REPOST: Small Buildings With a Big Impact: 'Small Architecture Now!'

Philip Jodidio's new book "Small Architecture Now!" features 64 architectural structures creatively designed in every corner. Read about this story in this article from The Wall Street Journal.

Philip Jodidio's new book includes 64 structures that show how
building small can make a big architectural impact.
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Good ideas often come in small packages. That was the inspiration for writer Philip Jodidio's new book "Small Architecture Now!" (Taschen, $59.99). It includes 64 structures, a third of them residential, that show how diminutive design can make a big architectural statement. As reduced budgets have led to more interest in smaller buildings, architects have found other benefits too—such as greater creativity. With bigger buildings, some clients "shy away from doing things that are unusual and inventive," says Mr. Jodidio. And as architect Tom Kundig told the author about his single-room Gulf Islands Cabin on a small island near Canada's Vancouver Island: "It's so small you have to go outside. That's the point!"

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