Thursday, April 18, 2013

Home variety, the way we live

What does the variety of living arrangements and styles mean about humans? 
What kinds of benefits do the various styles of living create?  
Are any of these situations better or worse than others?  
Do any of these challenge/change your ideas of how you plan to live? 
Why does it seem like living in the United States is so standardized? 
Have you been introduced to different ways to live in your life? 

What kinds of living situations do you think create a good community?
What kinds of living situations do you think provide creative motivation?
What kinds of living situations do you think provide for spiritual, mental or emotional wellbeing?
What kinds of living situations do you think would promote physical health?
What kinds of living situations do you think promote wealth or employment opportunities?


 List of types of houses

Apartments with green space

Cave Dwellings

Underground Cities Cappadocia

Lists of Underground cities   Second List 
Living Underground

Mud Brick Palace (houses, mud structures,)

watertower homes

Pictures of Hong Kong Apartment Skyscrapers

10 Palaces

Tree HousesTree Dwellings

Tiny Houses

Dormitories , Hostels and  Hotels

Prison Living

On the water  
Living Under Water

Student Co-op

Grow your home  Grown tree houses

Greek Life (fraternities and sororities)

Hakka Walled Villages

Tepees, tents and yurts

Crowded Hong Kong Apartments

Childrens' bedrooms

A look at life in the slums 

 "weird" cities

Sealand

12 ways to live rent free

life in an igloo


Things to look up or think about.
mobile homes, communes, kibbutz, sustainable communities, living in the wilderness, living in a submarine, living on a bus, living in a shelter, military barracks, orphanages, convents and monasteries, temples, living in a hospital, mental institution, nursing home, living as a nomad, living in an airport, boarding schools, living in space...   what else can you think of?



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