Square windows create local stresses on an aircraft's fuselage and are blamed for three catastrophic airliner in-flight break ...

In her response to the opinion letter 'Congratulations, Democrats,' Mrs. Brenda Washington includes this seemingly unrelated thought-provoker: "Here's a trivia for you two old goats. Up until the ...

One of the questions you might have been idly wondering as you sat through your most recent flight is why are aeroplane windows always round? Is it a design choice on the part of the airlines? Or is ...

Aeroplane windows are round because they are stronger and safer. When a plane flies high in the sky, there is a lot of pressure inside the plane. Round windows help spread this pressure evenly, so the ...

Initially, commercial airplanes featured square windows similar to buildings. However, midair disintegrations in the 1950s led engineers to switch to rounded windows. Rounded designs distribute ...

Huge circular windows flood the interior of this funky apartment block in Melbourne with natural light. BKK Architects designed the Cirqua Apartments as a series of staggered volumes that reference ...

A wooden shutter slides to uncover the target-shaped window of a brick building in France by architects Boman that provides facilities for an archery range. Called Archery House, the building is ...