Title: The grow home /
Authors: Friedman, Avi,
Date: 2001
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press,
Physical description: xiv, 187 p. : ill., plans ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: T
Abstract: "In this illustrated guide, internationally acclaimed architect Avi Friedman describes the conception and construction of the Grow Home, Two-storeys high, 14 feet wide by 36 feet long, and 1000 square feet in area, Friedman's Grow Home gives people what they need at an affordable price - a quality product that allows both the perimeter and interior of a house to be expanded and changed to fit the requirements and budget of its owner."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: 1. Different Times, Different Homes -- 2. Constructing Ideas -- 3. The Prototype -- 4. From Campus to Sites -- 5. Buying Their First Homes -- 6. Making It Their Own -- 7. The Grow Home of the Future -- 8. La Casa a la Carta -- 9. Small Is Green -- 10. Neighbourhoods with a Sense of Scale -- 11. What's Next?
Subject headings (LCSH): Dwellings--Design and construction; Dwellings--Design and construction--Economic aspects.; Grow Home Project.; Housing, Single family--Design and construction.; Row houses--Design and construction.