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 ...

In 1848, phrenologist and lecturer Orson Squire Fowler authored the book “The Octagon House: A Home for All,” which shared his views about the benefits derived from residing in an eight-sided house ...

Designer Tom Dixon has announced his plans for this year’s London Design Festival, with his London headquarters due to be transformed into the “OCTAGON” exhibition. The new installation will see the ...

Multipaned windows wrap around three sides of the half-octagon kitchen bay of the Donald, offering a panoramic view. The kitchen’s octagonal protrusion creates one of several interesting roofline ...