The Thousands

Here comes the right-angled mind of Stuart Harrison, a pretty busy guy (and architect) so passionate about architecture he even has his own radio show about it on the respectable Triple R. Stuart’s debut publication Forty-Six Square Metres of Land Doesn’t Normally Become A House is a book but reads more like a journal, documenting clever ways of thinking and living in and around Australia/New Zealand.

Forty-Six’s showcase of unique, live-in architecture include many from local areas: Fremantle, Mount Lawley and Crawley all get a look in. Harrison explores the architectural expressions of a generation brought up on the mutational qualities of Lego; the idea that we can build and re-build to take advantage of space, which is precisely what every house in this book does. Sure, the houses look great, visually, but more impressive is their incorporation of logical decisions towards better living.

This is an essential addition to your ‘nice books’ collection – wonderful pictures, beautiful fonts and (if you actually take in the content) adventurous ideas from brains not flat-packed for the IKEA warehouse.