Switzerland
Isla Mujeres northeast of Yucatan peninsulavin the Caribbean Sea
Looks like whoville
Minangkabau, houses are owned by the women of the family and passed down from mother to daughter.
Toda Tribe of Nilgiris, India
tribe called Korowai (western part of New Guinea) Until the 1970s, they were unaware of the existence of any people besides themselves and some immediately neighboring villages. Only a few of them have become literate thus far. They are one of the few surviving peoples in the world that are thought to possibly still engage in cannibalism. Others dispute this, saying that these practices ended decades ago and that there have been no reported instances of cannibalism in over twenty years.
Galicia, Spain; built to withstand severe winter weather at a typical altitude of 1,200 meters
Kendur, Iceland. Architect using earth against building walls for external thermal mass,
to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady indoor air temperature.
Earth sheltering is popular in modern times among advocates of passive solar and
sustainable architecture, but has been around for nearly as long as humans
have been constructing their own shelter.
A crannog is an artificial island, usually originally built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters, and most often used as an island settlement or dwelling place in prehistoric or medieval times. The name itself may refer to a wooden platform erected on shallow floors, but few remains of this sort have been found.
Southern California near LA placed on small volcano peak
Atop a hill in LA
Houses of the Marsh Arabs; constructed on floating platforms woven from tips of reeds still growing up out of the swamp; travel by canoe
Connecticut, USA; has been regarded as one of the most beautiful,
yet least functional houses :)
Bomarzo, Italy; built in 16th century
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