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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@VaannzzGG
July 29, 2024 at 7:01 am
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@StephanieMadison-s2v
July 29, 2024 at 3:12 pm
I can’t wait for this to be used for ad space
@MrzRobloxz
July 29, 2024 at 7:04 am
True
@GawabinaKala
July 29, 2024 at 7:29 am
6:14:56 1 Like = 1 Pushup 🥺
@dbarra-
July 29, 2024 at 7:31 am
The future of buildings and their environment will be awesome, inspiring, and beautiful 🎉
@Sora0258
July 29, 2024 at 7:37 am
Everything means something
@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
@CoolGirl007
July 29, 2024 at 7:58 am
So true, I was sweating although the air-cond is on inside my house
@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…
@MrLoobu
July 29, 2024 at 8:37 am
You just need to weld the bottom doors and windows shut.
@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.
@user-hx2pm3fw8e
July 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm
5:23:12
@nwaqacarm
July 29, 2024 at 12:07 pm
so true, everything mean something
@BreezyVIL
July 29, 2024 at 1:07 pm
Oh wait i forgot
@LyndaRamirez-r6z
July 29, 2024 at 2:24 pm
You just need to weld the bottom doors
@Dr.Hiccup
July 29, 2024 at 2:53 pm
I can’t wait for this to be used for ad space
@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.
@AnnaJenifer-g8z
July 30, 2024 at 7:04 am
I can’t wait for this to be used for ad space
@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.
@deepanshutomar8158
July 30, 2024 at 11:18 pm
Woow so cool❤
@Romanhotel777
August 5, 2024 at 4:37 pm
Amazing