In Vitry-sur-Seine, in the Val-de-Marne department, the town hall is impossible to miss. Built in the 1980s, this modern ...

Seine, in the Val-de-Marne department, the town hall is impossible to miss. Built in the 1980s, this modern octagonal building with its red bricks breaks away from the traditional image of municipal ...

Many historic homes line the streets of Manchester, some dating to the heyday of the Amoskeag mills, but three of them stand out for their unusual octagonal architecture. One of those homes, at 481 ...

Slated to rise over the city of Nanjing in China, a striking new supertall skyscraper by Büro Ole Scheeren will feature an unusual octagonal form designed to reduce wind loads. The building will also ...

Nanjing, one of China’s bustling trading centers located on the shores of the Yangze River, is a city with a dual identity: a historic center and a contemporary urban center called the Jiangbei ...

A historic landmark gem on Russian Hill has just hit the San Francisco market. The estate known as the Feusier Octagon House, which was built in 1858, is listed for a cool $8.7 million. The house, ...

In “The Octagon House,” published in 1848, Orson Squire Fowler wondered why anyone would build a four-sided home when they could have an eight-sided one. The Armour-Stiner House in Irvington, ...

"This orientation booklet has been prepared for teachers and other leaders of groups participating in the program: Architecture, discovery and awarenss." ...