The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes through World History: Volume 2, The Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, 1201-1750

In the Americas, Native dwellings were now accompanied with some of the first homes built by Colonial settlers from Europe. The style of homes differed due to the extremes in climate. In Africa, the Middle East, and south Asia, duality in homes also existed, with homes built by European occupants side by side with that of the local residents. As building skills and materials advanced, it is interesting to see the adaptations of homes to their regions, such as the canal houses in the Netherlands and the houses of New Orleans with balconies and courtyards to counteract the heat.

In the Americas, Native dwellings were now accompanied with some of the first homes built by Colonial settlers from Eruope. The style of homes differed due to the extremes in climate. In Africa, the Middle East, and south Asia, duality in homes also existed, with homes built by European occupants side by side with that of the local residents. As building skills and materials advanced, it is interesting to see the adaptations of homes to their regions, such as the canal houses in the Netherlands and the houses of New Orleans wtih balconies and courtyards to counteract the heat.

The Americas: East Coast: Native shelters, first English settlement houses South: colonial urban and rural houses, plantation homes, New Orleans houses with courtyard and balconies Central: Pioneer dwellings, log cabin and sod house *Western and Southwestern: Mexican ranchos, Victorian gingerbread in San Francisco, bungalows *Central and South America: Spanish colonial influence on houses *Africa: Egypt: under French and British occupation; duality of homes that were either colonial or local style *Europe: Great Britain: great country houses France: chateaux Italy: Baroque and Rococo styles Netherlands: canal houses *Middle East and South Asia: duality of houses due to colonial occupation *East Asia/Australia: Japan: houses in the Tokugawa era China: houses in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties *Australia: houses in the major cities