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..Architecture, modern and romantic- July 28, 2008 Reed Kroloff gives us a new lens for judging new architecture: is it modern, or is it romantic Look for glorious images from two leading practices -- and a blistering critique of the 911 planning process.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/reed_kroloff_on_modern_and_romantic_architecture.html |