Whether a treehouse or a cave, an igloo or a tent, a mansion or a castle, a skyscraper or a single-family house - there are all sorts of individual homes. This books shows how architecture has developed from its early beginning right up to the present day and explains the diversity of dwelling types which were developed by people at different times and in different places. It is one of a series which takes the reader into the world of building - from a simple hut to a high-tech structure.