The 10-story glass and concrete building was built in the 1970s and its rectangular shape resembled a toaster.

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The elongated rectangular shape, with odd angles here and there recall Marcel Breuer.

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Or, dare I say it, whatever glitch it was in the system that allowed Apple to patent a rectangular shape with rounded corners.

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Many batteries are made in a kind of "Swiss roll" geometry, in which the layers are rolled up into a cylindrical or round-edged rectangular shape.

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The distinctive rectangular shape of the in-ear, on-ear and over-ear headphones mirrors the back case of an iPhone, highlighting a design meant to pair with an iPhone, iPad or iPod.

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For example, Apple has been granted a patent on a mobile device which is rectangular in shape and has rounded corners.

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All four houses were rectangular in shape, with the largest being 15m by 7m, (50ft by 23ft) and situated close to the River Colne.

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Now round in shape, they have also been square and rectangular.

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