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Why Are Most Houses Rectangular – And When Did That Become The Norm?

Homes were not always so square. Long before our abodes were defined by right-angled corners and straight walls, houses came ...
Forbes

On The Square: Circular Buildings Continue To Catch Eyes

The panoramic perspective afforded by the curving windows of a luxury residence at The Greenwich in New York City. Given the typical grid street patterns and square or rectangular buildings in the ...
New Scientist

When did people start building houses with corners?

Buildings with corners have a much deeper history than we thought, adding an unexpected twist to a curious architectural mystery from the dawn of village life. Archaeologists have long been aware of a ...
Fast Company

This ‘upcycled’ tower is a ’70s-era building in disguise

Hidden inside the recently crowned World Building of the Year is a 1970s office building. Located near Sydney, Australia’s central business district, that simple 45-story rectangular building, ...
Tri-City Herald

‘Monumental’ settlement — over 6,000 years old — uncovered in France, study says

Archaeologists in Le Peu found a fortified settlement of Europe’s “first megalithic builders” with homes and dramatic entrances, study said. Image from G. Bruniaux, V. Legrand, F. Lévêque, F. Lüth, V.