The Octagon in the Houses of Orson Fowler

Orson Squire Fowler (1809-1887) was an American author who wrote a fantastic book about octagonal houses in the mid-nineteenth century. This present essay focuses on how radial geometry can be used as a tool placed for designing comfortable, affordable housing. Octagonal geometry can be used as a to...

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Main Author: Eliseu Gonçalves (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/77778
Country:Portugal
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