TED Talks
Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes | Ma Yansong
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Taking inspiration from nature, architect Ma Yansong designs breathtaking buildings that break free from the boxy symmetry of so many modern cities. His exuberant and graceful work — from a pair of curvy skyscrapers that “dance” with each other…
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“Intuition helps us see the big picture,” says filmmaker and sustainability leader Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir. Reflecting on her work at the UN, she outlines three ways innsæi (the Icelandic word for “intuition”) can help humanity face our greatest existential threats — urging us to use our inner wisdom as a guide for essential change. (Recorded at…
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pastor Larry
December 1, 2019 at 4:32 pm
Again Man getting inspiration from what God has created.
MrDQMYNATOR
December 1, 2019 at 4:57 pm
Sorry but the brown/black “mountain” looks like crap – especially placed next to boxy buildings! – worst possible placement ! – he should have build somewhere else maybe but this is just ridiculous.
MrDQMYNATOR
December 1, 2019 at 5:03 pm
Here we have my old dilemma: Do i downvote because i disagree with the speech or dislike the design? – or upvote to thank the uploader for maikng it publicly available? clearly TED did nothing wong…
Sakurajima Mai
December 1, 2019 at 5:13 pm
The guy can literally start a new renaissance
Eva Eder Nzewi
December 1, 2019 at 5:19 pm
gut gut gut !!!
Yve Zhao
December 1, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Amazing good work!
Michael Hartman
December 1, 2019 at 8:35 pm
Nice sculptures, but unless it is able to create greater profit, it will not be mainstream. It takes money to make buildings, and those with money want their money back.
Shanti Jain
December 1, 2019 at 8:57 pm
😍😍😍🙌🌿✨😍😍😍
Andréa
December 1, 2019 at 10:26 pm
wow this is so amazing
해리
December 1, 2019 at 10:35 pm
Impressive…tnx for deep inspire
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December 1, 2019 at 11:11 pm
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December 2, 2019 at 12:46 am
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Edmond Kong
December 2, 2019 at 1:06 am
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Ideoform Sun
December 2, 2019 at 1:07 am
I love his designs. Very beautiful and inspiring.
leson zhang
December 2, 2019 at 2:18 am
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awesome!dude!
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Ian Fyffe
December 2, 2019 at 3:58 am
I think the way to test if the fish like the tank would be to connect the custom tank to the standard square one and see which tank they spend more time in.
Yunan Jiang
December 2, 2019 at 4:11 am
Being someone who was born and raised in China, I am very proud of this “back to the nature” concept, which China has abandoned for 70 years! What concern me is the reality, like the severe pollution, the real estate bubbles, and most of all, the currant political situation. Remember the “tofu-dreg project” led 6898 school buildings collapsed in 2008 during the earthquake, left over 5K school children dead? I admire the design, but my question is the quality of these new construction…
Samuel Christian
December 2, 2019 at 4:45 am
Box and rectangular-shaped buildings are commonly used n architecture because they are standard designs but it’s also a visual representation of man’s attempt to create order and control in nature, which is chaotic and random, so a more nature-inspired building does create a better sense of unity with nature
M J
December 2, 2019 at 6:20 am
He reminds me so much of Howard Roark from the book ‘The Fountainhead’. More power to such visionaries!
ZzZ888
December 2, 2019 at 9:55 am
The fishes in the second tank would be like, “where the heck are we? I can’t find my way.”
bình bùi
December 2, 2019 at 10:21 am
He changed my mind :))
Warlord _AJ
December 2, 2019 at 10:47 am
I wish this mindset existed 20 years ago when I was deciding my career. I wanted to do architecture, but was struggling with inspiration. What a great talk.
Liam McAllan
December 2, 2019 at 10:50 am
I love the aesthetics and function designed to complement nature, but I especially love the literal incorporation of nature- habitats in a human habitat. Its best to not build in the first place but building is obviously needed and this ethos is a far better alternative to the status quo
Su Nyein Nwe
December 2, 2019 at 11:31 am
Thank you for your initiative.
One day we can combine ourself with the nature again.
Tom Kot
December 2, 2019 at 2:28 pm
One day in the future we will look back on “modern architecture” (soulless boxes) as a mistake