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..What makes a building unique- February 12, 2008 Looking back over his long career, architect Moshe Safdie delves into four of his design projects and explains how he labored to make each one truly unique for its site and its users.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/moshe_safdie_on_building_uniqueness.html |