When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

Two years ago, I noticed the Heurich House has curved pane windows on the round corners of the house. Since then, I’ve noticed a lot of houses in Northwest D.C. that also have curved pane windows.

There’s a reason they’re not rectangular. While some passengers might be too terrified (or sedated) to notice, others may wonder why the windows that line airplane rows are round. Windows in the home ...

While some passengers might be too terrified (or sedated) to notice, others may wonder why the windows that line airplane rows are round. Windows in the home are rectangular; car partitions are angled ...