why do we build rectangular houses and not round houses?

Question

I mean houses in Europe and America have 4 corners (or more) whereas in Africa Natives build round houses (also in Asia afaik).
Do they have any advantages or disadvantages? Or is one solution cheaper, …?

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Answer 1

Hagget Hall at UW. There are plans on the internet. The first floors are rectangular for the dinning halls, etc. Page three is the first floor of the hexagon design. It is slatted to be torn down.