Where it all began
In the mid-1990s, when I’d been working as a residential architect for more than a decade, I had an epiphany one day while driving though the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa. I had started noticing that new houses were getting extremely large, and decidedly unattractive. For miles and miles, all I could see were these “starter castles” marching across the prairies, looking self-important and soulless.
At that point, I was spending most of my time designing homes that were better, not bigger; homes that fit the way my clients really lived, rather than a formal lifestyle that few people ever lived anymore. But in that moment, I realized…
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The Not So Big Life Workshop
July 22, 2020
Registration is now open for the Not So Big Life Workshop, hosted by Duke Integrative Medicine, and taking place online via Zoom September 3-5. This workshop is open to everyone, and will be an introduction to what Not So Big Living is all about. By the end, participants will be…
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