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Using nature’s genius in architecture: Michael Pawlyn on TED.com

How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three h...

Feb 10, 2011
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Don’t build your home, grow it!: Mitchell Joachim on TED.com

TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from pla...

Jul 2, 2010
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Turning dunes into architecture: Magnus Larsson on TED.com

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction ...

Nov 25, 2009
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The refugees of boom-and-bust: Cameron Sinclair on TED.com

At TEDGlobal U, Cameron Sinclair shows the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects gone bust: thousands of migrant construction laborers...

Nov 9, 2009
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Q&A with Bjarke Ingels: On architectural alchemy

The TED Blog caught up with Bjarke Ingels several weeks after he gave his TEDTalk at TEDGlobal 2009. How have the reactions been to your tal...

Oct 30, 2009
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Architecture that repairs itself: Rachel Armstrong on TED.com

Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, TED Fellow Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, ma...

Oct 27, 2009
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The quirky world of "manspaces": Sam Martin on TED.com

Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that’s trending with the XY set: the “manspace.” (They’re cu...

Oct 9, 2009
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3 warp-speed architecture tales: Bjarke Ingels on TED.com

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like natur...

Sep 15, 2009
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17 words of architectural inspiration: Daniel Libeskind on TED.com

Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture — raw, risky, emotional,...

Jul 1, 2009
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