Interior of Yurt in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Who says you have to live in a rectangular house?
What makes round architecture so appealing?
Interior of Yurt in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo credit:Pikoso.kz / Shutterstock
If people do not have angles then we should not live in boxes, declared architect Charles Deaton.
It was eventually featured in Woody Allen’s sci-fi comedySleeper.
Round homes stand up to extreme weather.
Hogan, a traditional Navajo clay home. Photo credit:George Burba / Shutterstock
This is the reason you will see round architecture adapt to heavy snowfall and earthquakes.
The rounded walls help with that as well.
So, the real question is: why go square when it’s possible for you to be round?
Igloo. Photo credit:Smit / Shutterstock
Hogan, a traditional Navajo clay home.
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Igloo.
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Hakka tulou structure in Taiwan.
Hakka tulou structure in Taiwan. Photo credit:Richie Chan / Shutterstock
Photo credit:Richie Chan / Shutterstock
Decorated tipis in Utah.
J. Mayes Residence by Don Erickson.
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Sculptured House by Charles Deaton.
Decorated tipis in Utah. PaPhoto credit:Petr Podrouzek / Shutterstock
360 House by 123DV.
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House O by Penda Studio.
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MCM Design Studio.
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Sculptured House by Charles Deaton. Image viaWikiArquitectura
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360 House by 123DV. Image viaHannah Anthonysz
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