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How Buildings Can Improve Life — Inside and Out | Doris Sung | TED

Architect and building tech innovator Doris Sung presents a compelling vision for reimagining building facades as active contributors to urban life and public health. Showcasing innovative technologies — like buildings that filter particulates out of the air and facades that react to heat — Sung demonstrates how modern architecture can evolve beyond aesthetics to address…

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Architect and building tech innovator Doris Sung presents a compelling vision for reimagining building facades as active contributors to urban life and public health. Showcasing innovative technologies — like buildings that filter particulates out of the air and facades that react to heat — Sung demonstrates how modern architecture can evolve beyond aesthetics to address critical issues like pollution, energy efficiency and urban heat islands, offering a glimpse into a future where architecture improves life for inhabitants and pedestrians alike.

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  1. @VaannzzGG

    July 29, 2024 at 7:01 am

    I

    • @StephanieMadison-s2v

      July 29, 2024 at 3:12 pm

      I can’t wait for this to be used for ad space

  2. @MrzRobloxz

    July 29, 2024 at 7:04 am

    True

  3. @GawabinaKala

    July 29, 2024 at 7:29 am

    6:14:56 1 Like = 1 Pushup ????

  4. @dbarra-

    July 29, 2024 at 7:31 am

    The future of buildings and their environment will be awesome, inspiring, and beautiful ????

  5. @Sora0258

    July 29, 2024 at 7:37 am

    Everything means something

  6. @AngloSaks666

    July 29, 2024 at 7:50 am

    Trump and his supporters will be well into this kind of thing, I’m sure.

    • @MrDustinHall

      July 29, 2024 at 10:03 am

      The future of buildings and their environment will be awesome, i

    • @lisandra251

      July 29, 2024 at 11:22 am

      So true, I was sweating although the air-cond is on inside my house

  7. @CoolGirl007

    July 29, 2024 at 7:58 am

    So true, I was sweating although the air-cond is on inside my house

  8. @user-yr8jj5ut7z

    July 29, 2024 at 8:15 am

    I haven’t got AC I just open the window

    • @Betweoxwitegan

      July 29, 2024 at 2:05 pm

      Yeah, I am missing something? If you open a window fully it cools more than an AC and it’s free, especially if you open two windows opposite each other.

    • @user-yr8jj5ut7z

      July 29, 2024 at 2:38 pm

      @@Betweoxwitegan can be a bit bad sometimes if the wind blows I’m in a first floor apartment

    • @Betweoxwitegan

      July 29, 2024 at 3:11 pm

      @@user-yr8jj5ut7z Yeah, just opening it slightly is typically enough, AC’s are mostly for convenience unless you live in a humid hot area like the middle east, etc.

    • @J.Tronix

      July 29, 2024 at 4:23 pm

      She should have talked about cooling towers. Not Air conditioning… I don’t think she has all the facts, and I don’t know how her being an architect qualifies her to speak in this????‍♂️.. because when I build a new building, all the architectdoes when they come on site is complain about where the light switch is going…

  9. @MrLoobu

    July 29, 2024 at 8:37 am

    You just need to weld the bottom doors and windows shut.

  10. @hansooo

    July 29, 2024 at 9:05 am

    Most of these issues could easily be adressed and solved by traditional architecture instead of ugly modernist stuff.

    • @Betweoxwitegan

      July 29, 2024 at 2:03 pm

      Depends on what “modernist stuff” is, I like contemporary and traditional architecture personally, but it definitely depends on the specific style and design, I think a disproportionate amount of contemporary buildings are ugly, adding greenery really does make it look so much better whilst adding shade, increasing water absorption, etc.

  11. @user-hx2pm3fw8e

    July 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    5:23:12

  12. @nwaqacarm

    July 29, 2024 at 12:07 pm

    so true, everything mean something

  13. @BreezyVIL

    July 29, 2024 at 1:07 pm

    Oh wait i forgot

  14. @LyndaRamirez-r6z

    July 29, 2024 at 2:24 pm

    You just need to weld the bottom doors

  15. @Dr.Hiccup

    July 29, 2024 at 2:53 pm

    I can’t wait for this to be used for ad space

  16. @alexisdespland4939

    July 29, 2024 at 5:22 pm

    rolly -polly is real cute and cool but has to be long term tested in lab first to prove that they do not polute in any way durin building, installation or end of life dismantling first.

  17. @AnnaJenifer-g8z

    July 30, 2024 at 7:04 am

    I can’t wait for this to be used for ad space

  18. @MendicantBias124

    July 30, 2024 at 8:50 am

    this was both eye opening and inspiring, to see someone with involvement in architectural development prioritizing environmental concern and quality of life for citizens as well as corporate incentives for implementing these changes.

  19. @deepanshutomar8158

    July 30, 2024 at 11:18 pm

    Woow so cool❤

  20. @Romanhotel777

    August 5, 2024 at 4:37 pm

    Amazing

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