{"product_id":"9780547238920","title":"If You Lived Here: Houses of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the outside of your house might tell the story of your family. And if you lived in a floating green house in the Netherlands, you could rotate your house to watch both the sunrise and sunset.\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Houses included: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDogtrot log house, based on dogtrots built in the southern U.S.\u003cbr\u003eChalet, based on chalets built in the Austrian Alps.\u003cbr\u003ePueblo, Taos, New Mexico\u003cbr\u003eConnected barn, based on connected barns common in northern New England.\u003cbr\u003eCave dwelling, Guadix, Andalucia, Spain\u003cbr\u003ePalafitos (house on stilts), Chiloe Island, Chile\u003cbr\u003ePalazzo Dario, Venice, Italy\u003cbr\u003eChateau La Brede, Bordeaux, France\u003cbr\u003eTulou, Hangkeng village, Yongding, China\u003cbr\u003eHalf-timbered houses, Miltenberg am Main, Germany\u003cbr\u003eGreek island village houses, Astipalaia Island, Greece\u003cbr\u003eDecorated houses of Ndebele, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa\u003cbr\u003eYurt, based on yurts in Mongolia and other parts of central Asia.\u003cbr\u003eAirstream trailer, USA\u003cbr\u003eFloating house, Middleburg, the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003eTree house, USA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014291341552,"sku":"9780547238920","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547238920_p0.jpg?v=1763715499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547238920","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}