With a mortgage crunch, a weak housing market, environmental worries and downsizing Baby Boomers, trend forecasters say the demand for sprawling McMansions with designer everything and $100,000 kitchens is cooling off. Architect Sarah Susanka pioneered the not-so-big philosophy of housing design. We love her ideas, which are illustrated in her Not-So-Big series of books. For more information take a look at Sarah's Web site, www.notsobighouse.com.
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