You’ve never seen buildings like this. The stunning bamboo homes built by Elora Hardy and her team in Bali twist, curve, and surprise at every turn. They defy convention because the bamboo itself is so enigmatic. No two poles of bamboo are alike, so every home, bridge, and a bathroom is exquisitely unique. In this […]

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How can we combine the hard skills of design and the soft skills of humanity? How can we be expert citizens, but also citizen experts? A designer, social innovator, and academic, Liz is an expert on sustainable design and spatial […]

Architecture needs to change as society is changing. Fuzzy architecture, liquid society, sustainability not only can be applied to homes but to public spaces as well. Dialogue is key. Carlos Arroyo is a contemporary architect, urbanist, and critic from Madrid, Spain. His work sets the frame for a new architectural culture, language, and aesthetics, through […]

Durga Jagadish is a specialist in Vernacular Architecture, which is “Architecture that is Artisanal — “Of the Craft”. She says, “Vernacular architecture is an exercise of love. It’s not bound by the strict rules of rationality, industrialization, and modernism. It’s fanciful, whimsical and innovative with an inherent structure much like the temples of India. They […]

In this engrossing EG talk, architect Liz Diller shares her firm DS+R’s more unusual work, including the Blur Building, whose walls are made of fog, and the revamped Alice Tully Hall, which is wrapped in glowing wooden skin.   Courtesy: TED Talks

Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he’s created makes you glad for it. These are big ideas cast in material form.   Courtesy: TED Talks

Looking back over a long career, architect Moshe Safdie digs deep into four extraordinary projects to talk about the unique choices he made on each building — choosing where to build, pulling information from the client, and balancing the needs and the vision behind each project. Sketches, plans, and models show how these grand public […]

Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and “basically pollution-free.” He shares projects from throughout his career, from the pioneering roof-gardened Willis Building (1975) to the London Gherkin (2004). He also comments on two upcoming megaprojects: a pipe to bring water from […]

  Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture — raw, risky, emotional, radical — and that offer inspiration for any bold creative pursuit.   Courtesy: TED Talks

Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative design.   Courtesy: TED Talks