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..The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle- April 6, 2007 Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "all children, all species, for all time."http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design.html Architecture is a new way to connect to the world- April 5, 2007 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.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/thom_mayne_on_architecture_as_connection.html Building the Ground Zero viewing platform- April 5, 2007 In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 911.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_rockwell_builds_at_ground_zero.html Nice building. Then what- April 5, 2007 In a wildly entertaining discussion with Richard Saul Wurman, architect Frank Gehry gives TEDsters his take on the power of failure, his recent buildings, and the all-important Then what factor.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/frank_gehry_asks_then_what.html |