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With intricate bas-relief collages, Giles Laroche uncovers the reason why each home was constructed the way in which it was, then lets us imagine what it would be like to live in homes so different from our own. Showing the tremendous variety of dwellings worldwide—log cabins, houses on stilts, cave dwellings, boathouses, and yurts—this book addresses why each house is build the way that it is. Reasons—such as blending into the landscape, confusing invaders, being able to travel with one's home, using whatever materials are at hand—are as varied as the homes themselves. List of Houses included:   Dogtrot log house, based on dogtrots built in the southern U.S.  Chalet, based on chalets built in the Austrian Alps.  Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico  Connected barn, based on connected barns common in northern New England.  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