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

Round homes are more complicated to build, and have inconveniently shaped interior spaces. E.g. your kitchen might be shaped like a pie slice and your stove would have a gap where it meets the wall, kitchen cabinets would need to be round (and very expensive) or awkwardly shaped.