TED Theme: Architectural InspirationTED has a love affair with buildings. Big or small, we cherish the inspired visions behind them. But Joshua Prince-Ramus, architect of the Seattle Public Library, would argue: It isn't a stroke of genius that creates a great building; rather, it's a rational, collaborative, bottom-up approach. Frank Gehry, consummate "starchitect," on the other hand, sees each building as the product of a strong individual vision. Other pioneers are pushing architecture in radically new directions..African fractals, in buildings and braids- November 26, 2007 "I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof." That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns hed noticed in villages across the continent.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals.html |