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1 As an architect she is interested in everything about house design, but they can learn a lot from traditional buildings and designs. Traditional houses can survive bad weather conditions ... modern ones.

So, what can we copy from those houses when building new ones? For example, rock homes heat up... than brick houses, which is ideal for hot climates

2 . A shelter is ... and more basic than a house. The igloos built with ice in the Arctic are a perfect example. A shelter protects you from the weather, but a home has different spaces for various uses.

3 A ger is both a shelter and a home. It's organized around a central fire with a chimney and has separate areas. A ger isn't as solid as a traditional house, but nomadic people in Mongolia can take it down and rebuild it ...

4 The best design for a house depends on the local weather. You should live in a house on stilts if you live in an area with frequent floods. This way, you can live ... above the water. ... the stilts, ... you are.

The best design for a house depends on the local weather. You should live in a house on stilts if you live in an area with frequent floods. This way, you can live ... above the water. ... the stilts, ... you are.

Modern homes around the world are quite similar, but this doesn't always mean they're the best design for every situation. In crowded cities, modern houses are getting smaller and smaller to be built ...

Unfortunately, some modern houses are built poorly and aren't ... as traditional houses. They require central heating and air conditioning to regulate temperature.