AZBY BROWN was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He studied
architecture at Yale College. In 1985 he received a grant from the
Japanese Ministry of Education to do research at the Architecture
Department of the University of Tokyo, where in 1988 he received a
master's degree. He is the author of several books, including The
Genius of Japanese Carpentry, Small Spaces, and The Japanese Dream
House. He became Associate Professor of Architectural Design at the
Kanazawa Institute of Technology in 1995, where he has also
accepted a position in the Department of Media Informatics. He
opened the Future Design Institute in Tokyo where he currently
serves as Director. Brown lives in Yokohama with his wife and son.
"Azby Brown has done it again. I loved his first book Small Spaces: this one goes further yet in helping to demystify the art of the small house. The book is a must for anyone wanting to understand how to do more with less when it comes to home design. These tiny and exquisitely designed contemporary Japanese homes have so many lessons to teach readers around the world about how to make their homes both functional and beautiful, whatever the size. I, for one, could not put the book down, and I suspect it will have the same effect on a great many readers." - Sarah Susanka, architect & author of The Not So Big House series, and Home By Design"
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