Brilliant Architectural Ideas: The Fireplace

Brilliant Architectural Ideas: The Fireplace http://blog.terralistings.com/brilliant-architectural-ideas-the-fireplace/ Fire and human dwelling were inseparable in most climates until recently and the fireplace or hearth - source of heat and means of cooking-has been seen by many as the beginning of architecture. Fire was both practical necessity and social focus and the earliest known houses had fireplaces in the form of an open pit built into the ground.