{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-houses-of-the-world","title":"If You Lived Here: Houses of the World","description":"Master of the cut and paste art technique, Giles Laroche takes readers on a storytelling journey around the world that celebrates the diversity of homes and the people who are shaped by them.\n\nStep into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If 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.\n\nWith 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.\nList of Houses included:\n\nDogtrot log house, based on dogtrots built in the southern U.S.\nChalet, based on chalets built in the Austrian Alps.\nPueblo, Taos, New Mexico\nConnected barn, based on connected barns common in northern New England.\nCave dwelling, Guadix, Andalucia, Spain\nPalafitos (house on stilts), Chiloe Island, Chile\nPalazzo Dario, Venice, Italy\nChateau La Brede, Bordeaux, France\nTulou, Hangkeng village, Yongding, China\nHalf-timbered houses, Miltenberg am Main, Germany\nGreek island village houses, Astipalaia Island, Greece\nDecorated houses of Ndebele, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa\nYurt, based on yurts in Mongolia and other parts of central Asia.\nAirstream trailer, USA\nFloating house, Middleburg, the Netherlands\nTree house, USA\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0547238924\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0547238924.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Laroche, Giles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521409536197,"sku":"LFV.0547238924.VG","price":9.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0547238924-0.jpg?v=1783703559","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/if-you-lived-here-houses-of-the-world","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}