Circle or Square?

Question

Why do we organized in squares when the earth is a sphere or a circle? Dose square organization have pycological affect on us? Dose having everything square bring us comfort or anxiety?
If we began to organize everything we do and make in the inspiration and fasion of a sphere of circle, would it make a difference on how we think or feel?

Answer 1

yes i feel that squares do have a psychological effect on us, on our lives in general. I feel that a square represents lifes path,Its straight in direction with a change in direction every so often, just like life itself. While with a circle there is no end to things, there is just a continuous loop with no opportunity for changes in direction. I feel because we have the ability to change direction this is the reason that squares have a psychological effect on us.

Answer 2

What a creative question. I never thought about that before.

For me, I absolutely prefer squares or rectangles. Because there's little waste of space. There's something very satisfying about making spreadsheets with columns and headings and cells to list items and sort them. Really makes me feel good.

Squares or rectangles brings me comfort and security. As well, they are easy to create - just use a ruler or charts in the computer.

Circles or spheres are too hard to create & leave empty space. They would not give me a feeling of order.

Thanks for the question.

Answer 3

if u r talking about square angles, like a house should be 'square than the answer is they're easier to build, but u r right, they hav made hemispheric, and other non square houses and they r much stronger... but thats no good 4 the economy, LOL. have u heard of underground housing and using solar power and creating ur own energy and electricity via windmills? it's an amazing topic. u can actually sell ur energy to the electric co.s. anyways, it would flow better if wall were rounded, there would also need to be rounded furnashings otherwise there would be wasted space. good question.

Answer 4

I really don't get the meaning of "organized in squares". I don't really think there's any real significance of the shape in which people gather for a meeting... but a study I read shows there's a significant value in having everyone side by side, rather than in rows, etc...

Answer 5

Yes, the circle is the more human model. A meeting goes better in a circle, Many teachers and religious leaders arrange the chairs in a circle,

Answer 6

We in the architectural profession chose to use the rectangle square and the circle altogether, to get a flow in the geometry and create possitive rather than negative space. I do believe that it affects our levels of anxiety and spaces do inspire us.

Answer 7

Squares have a mathematical purity the We instinctively associate with certainty, where as circles have a more distorted parameter due to the reseeding nature of their borders.

Answer 8

I believe it's because it's easier to look at.. if you look at a circle there is no point, no end to it...your eyes will keep following it and there is no end.. it'll keep going around.. whereas the square has edges and ends, less destracting to the eye..

Answer 9

Radius is 28. So from one corner to the corner diagonal from it in the sq. is comparable to one blue line (24cm). because of the fact the sq. is in the path of the circle, one line often is the proper same length on the different area of the sq.. So the imaginary diagonal line in the sq. is 24cm+Redline16cm+Redline16cm=5... Diameter/2=Radius. fifty six/2=28. Radius=28.

Answer 10

I have never noticed that we are organised in squares.

A circle gives a sense of consensus and a feeling of equality.