ABSTRACT
The modern residence is very different from those of hundreds of years ago. It has evolved under the influence of societal changes, particularly due to the industrial revolution. Much of the world’s population exists in an urban setting, far removed from the agrarian norm that existed from the beginnings of civilization until the age of the steam and internal combustion engines, universal electrification, telephones, paved roads, aeroplanes, radio and television, not to mention computers and cell phones.
