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Reimagining Traditional Architecture for Modern Needs | Riyad Joucka | TED

Architect Riyad Joucka believes your home should be a mirror of who you are. Using 3D printing and ancient architectural wisdom, he’s designing efficient, personal homes that respond to context, climate and culture without sacrificing character. He makes the case that we should start designing for people, not the market. (Recorded at TED@BCG on October…

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Architect Riyad Joucka believes your home should be a mirror of who you are. Using 3D printing and ancient architectural wisdom, he’s designing efficient, personal homes that respond to context, climate and culture without sacrificing character. He makes the case that we should start designing for people, not the market. (Recorded at TED@BCG on October 23, 2025)

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  1. @xuanthanh1949

    June 16, 2026 at 11:41 am

    first!🎉

  2. @vortbio

    June 16, 2026 at 12:03 pm

    We need to rebuild with housing in mind. The homeless might care what their houses look like, but having a safe and comfortable home comes first. If we need endless rows of modular houses, so be it.

  3. @Zerodero

    June 16, 2026 at 12:32 pm

    Would be better quality than the stuff they’re throwing up onto the highways in the middle of nowhere in FL

  4. @worldbrotherhoodglobal

    June 16, 2026 at 12:38 pm

    Developers cloned the same boring houses for corporate profit and called it ‘efficiency’. Glad someone is finally using technology to bring soul back to architecture.

  5. @MrCrono2

    June 16, 2026 at 4:48 pm

    Pragmata by Capcom be like:

  6. @corywelch667

    June 16, 2026 at 5:13 pm

    All “NEW” ideas are just various ways we can put more humans out of work.

    • @urielpan3260

      June 16, 2026 at 9:14 pm

      Gorgeous viewpoint in realistic world!

  7. @ExistentialWolf

    June 16, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    Dwellings are a simple matter. Step by step they assemble to accommodate. Place is a separate matter. Regarding the dwelling one only needs to consider it alone. Regarding place one usually considers it from away. Away is no different than one’s place, in consideration. Else one has gone too far or not far enough, to consider their dwelling.

  8. @TheYohn24

    June 16, 2026 at 11:46 pm

    Archigram called. They want their idea back 😂

  9. @CenturyWisdom-q5w

    June 17, 2026 at 12:31 am

    This talk deeply moved me by reframing homes as vessels of identity rather than mass-produced shelters. It is heartbreaking to see soulless development and war strip away cultural heritage. Yet, Joucka’s vision of fusing ancient traditions with modern technology fills me with profound hope.

  10. @urbanstrencan

    June 17, 2026 at 1:26 pm

    This is definitely interesting idea, great talk

  11. @HermanHerman-y6m7p

    June 17, 2026 at 2:10 pm

    👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  12. @englishwithpor25

    June 18, 2026 at 6:35 am

    Good

  13. @hashem_joucka

    June 18, 2026 at 8:48 am

    Brilliant

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