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- Rob Forbes on ways of seeing | Video on TED.com
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- Rob Forbes, the founder of Design Within Reach, shows a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns -- this slideshow will open ...
- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/rob_forbes_on_ways_of_seeing.html
- Jaime Lerner sings of the city | Video on TED.com
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- Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what’s possible in the metropolitan landscape.
- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jaime_lerner_sings_of_the_city.html
- David Rockwell builds at Ground Zero | Video on TED.com
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- In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11.
- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/david_rockwell_builds_at_ground_zero.html
- Alex Steffen sees a sustainable future | Video on TED.com
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- Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity’s ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries.
- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alex_steffen_sees_a_sustainable_future.html
- James H Kunstler dissects suburbia | Video on TED.com
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- In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a natio...
- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/james_howard_kunstler_dissects_suburbia.html
- Steven Johnson tours the Ghost Map | Video on TED.com
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- Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society.
- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/steven_johnson_tours_the_ghost_map.html
- Sing a song of cities: Jaime Lerner on TED.com | TED Blog
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- With maverick flair and a strategist's disdain for accepted wisdom, Jaime Lerner re-invented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. He talks about how to revolutionize bus transit, awaken gree...
- http://blog.ted.com/2008/02/with_maverick_f.php
- Race and the city: An exclusive interview with Nate Silver | TED Blog
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- In his TEDTalk, blogger and statistics whiz Nate Silver explained how race may have affected the 2008 election. In this interview with the TEDBlog he further explores the relationships between ur...
- http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/race_and_the_ci.php
- Architectural Inspiration | Video channel on TED.com
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- TED 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 ...
- http://www.ted.com/themes/architectural_inspiration.html
- Reed Kroloff | Profile on TED.com
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- With an outspoken approach to the problems of rebuilding cites and a fearless eye for design, Reed Kroloff is helping to change the urban landscape of cities from New York to New Orleans.
- http://www.ted.com/speakers/reed_kroloff.html
