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Americans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time spent in their homes. Globally, the construction and maintenance of residential buildings account for a staggering portion of carbon emissions. In this timely and fascinating work, architect and urban-planning scholar Stefan Al deftly weaves together archaeology, engineering,(...)
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Americans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time spent in their homes. Globally, the construction and maintenance of residential buildings account for a staggering portion of carbon emissions. In this timely and fascinating work, architect and urban-planning scholar Stefan Al deftly weaves together archaeology, engineering,(...)
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Dwelling on Earth: the past and future of the places we call home
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Americans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time spent in their homes. Globally, the construction and maintenance of residential buildings account for a staggering portion of carbon emissions. In this timely and fascinating work, architect and urban-planning scholar Stefan Al deftly weaves together archaeology, engineering, social history, and environmental science to explain how our homes have developed through the ages and in turn shaped civilization and the planet itself. From tiny pit-houses in the Levant and Mesoamerica thousands of years ago to soaring skyscrapers in Dubai, New York, and Shanghai today, ''Dwelling on Earth'' takes readers on a swift and absorbing tour of the evolution of human habitation. Whisking readers from ancient Pompeii to contemporary Hong Kong, industrial-age Liverpool to postwar Levittown, Al shows how our choices in housing have both reflected and affected ideas about gender roles, privacy, and comfort. Discover how seemingly mundane elements—like door-knockers and corridors—have altered everyday interactions, and how material choices have remade the planet's surface. He also confronts the darker side of domesticity, exposing the unintended consequences of our architectural choices across millennia, including smoke-filled Neolithic dwellings, deadly fires in crowded Roman apartment buildings, and worsening social isolation in car-dependent suburbs. Finally, he examines the myths and reality of future housing, including 3D-printed homes and space architecture built by robots.
Dwelling on Earth: the past and future of the places we call home
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Americans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time spent in their homes. Globally, the construction and maintenance of residential buildings account for a staggering portion of carbon emissions. In this timely and fascinating work, architect and urban-planning scholar Stefan Al deftly weaves together archaeology, engineering, social history, and environmental science to explain how our homes have developed through the ages and in turn shaped civilization and the planet itself. From tiny pit-houses in the Levant and Mesoamerica thousands of years ago to soaring skyscrapers in Dubai, New York, and Shanghai today, ''Dwelling on Earth'' takes readers on a swift and absorbing tour of the evolution of human habitation. Whisking readers from ancient Pompeii to contemporary Hong Kong, industrial-age Liverpool to postwar Levittown, Al shows how our choices in housing have both reflected and affected ideas about gender roles, privacy, and comfort. Discover how seemingly mundane elements—like door-knockers and corridors—have altered everyday interactions, and how material choices have remade the planet's surface. He also confronts the darker side of domesticity, exposing the unintended consequences of our architectural choices across millennia, including smoke-filled Neolithic dwellings, deadly fires in crowded Roman apartment buildings, and worsening social isolation in car-dependent suburbs. Finally, he examines the myths and reality of future housing, including 3D-printed homes and space architecture built by robots.
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April 2026
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58 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
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58 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
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Wien : Verlagsbuchhandlung Emmerich Becsei, [1932]
Wien : Verlagsbuchhandlung Emmerich Becsei, [1932]
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Wachsende Häuser : achtzehn Projekte / L. W. Rochowanski, mit Beiträgen von Eduard Heinl [and 27 others].
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58 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
Wachsende Häuser : achtzehn Projekte / L. W. Rochowanski, mit Beiträgen von Eduard Heinl [and 27 others].
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Wien : Verlagsbuchhandlung Emmerich Becsei, [1932]
Wien : Verlagsbuchhandlung Emmerich Becsei, [1932]
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171 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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171 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Beijing : China Intercontinental Press, 2009.
Beijing : China Intercontinental Press, 2009.
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Chinese house / Popcorn ; translated by Liu Jun ; zhuan wen Li Risong.
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171 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Chinese house / Popcorn ; translated by Liu Jun ; zhuan wen Li Risong.
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Beijing : China Intercontinental Press, 2009.
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147 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Milano : F. Angeli, 1986.
Milano : F. Angeli, 1986.
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Una casa di abitazione / a cura di Gian Domenico Salotti.
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147 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Milano : F. Angeli, 1986.
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371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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V Brně : Nakl. Blok, 1981.
V Brně : Nakl. Blok, 1981.
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Lidová stavební kultura v Československých Karpatech a přilehlých územích / [k vydání připravil Václav Frolec].
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371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Lidová stavební kultura v Československých Karpatech a přilehlých územích / [k vydání připravil Václav Frolec].
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371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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V Brně : Nakl. Blok, 1981.
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314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
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314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
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Kyōto : Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, Shōwa 56 [1981]
Kyōto : Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, Shōwa 56 [1981]
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住居 / 藤島亥治郎著 ; 浅野喜市撮影. Jūkyo / Fujishima Gaijirō cho ; Asano Kiichi satsuei.
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314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
住居 / 藤島亥治郎著 ; 浅野喜市撮影. Jūkyo / Fujishima Gaijirō cho ; Asano Kiichi satsuei.
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314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
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Kyōto : Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, Shōwa 56 [1981]
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volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
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Milano : Rusconi, 1980-
Milano : Rusconi, 1980-
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Ville della Brianza / [di] Pier Fausto Bagatti Valsecchi, Anna Maria Cito Filomarino, Francesco Süss.
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volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
Ville della Brianza / [di] Pier Fausto Bagatti Valsecchi, Anna Maria Cito Filomarino, Francesco Süss.
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Milano : Rusconi, 1980-
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99 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
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Halle a.S. : Carl Marhold Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1921.
Halle a.S. : Carl Marhold Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1921.
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Kleinwohnungsbauten für Behörden, Gemeinden, Baugesellschaften u. Industrie ; und, Bergmannswohnstätten aus der Praxis in sparsamer Bauweise : mit 300 Abbildungen u. Plänen / von R.O. Koppe.
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99 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
Kleinwohnungsbauten für Behörden, Gemeinden, Baugesellschaften u. Industrie ; und, Bergmannswohnstätten aus der Praxis in sparsamer Bauweise : mit 300 Abbildungen u. Plänen / von R.O. Koppe.
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99 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
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Halle a.S. : Carl Marhold Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1921.
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215 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 26 cm
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Alphen aan den Rijn : Samsom, 1974.
Alphen aan den Rijn : Samsom, 1974.
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Denken in varianten : het methodisch ontwerpen van dragers / J. Th. Boekhold [and others].
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215 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 26 cm
Denken in varianten : het methodisch ontwerpen van dragers / J. Th. Boekhold [and others].
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Alphen aan den Rijn : Samsom, 1974.
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138 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 31 cm.
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138 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 31 cm.
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Tübingen : Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, ©2014.
Tübingen : Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, ©2014.
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"Das neue Dortmund" : das Dortmunder Gesundheitshaus von Will Schwarz, fotografiert von Gerd Kittel / herausgegeben von Thomas Schilp und Andrea Zupancic ; mit Beiträgen von Dieter Bartetzko [and others].
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138 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 31 cm.
"Das neue Dortmund" : das Dortmunder Gesundheitshaus von Will Schwarz, fotografiert von Gerd Kittel / herausgegeben von Thomas Schilp und Andrea Zupancic ; mit Beiträgen von Dieter Bartetzko [and others].
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Tübingen : Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, ©2014.
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