Architecture

In these TED Talks, master architects share their vision for inspired buildings. Hear from Frank Gehry, Norman Foster, Liz Diller, Daniel Libeskind, Moshe Safdie, Thom Mayne, Thomas Heatherwick, Bjarke Ingels and more.

Video playlists about Architecture

How we live now

5 talks • 1h 6m
Traditional homes and living no more! Experience the different ways people exist in harmony with one another and their surroundings.

TEDNYC Design Lab

7 talks • 1h 11m
All about great design, these talks focus on solving problems while bringing beauty to the world. Learn more about the salon, curated by TED's own Chee Pearlman.

Building introspective spaces

4 talks • 53:53
A thoughtful walk-through on what it takes to design spaces for quiet moments of reflection.

Talks to help you (re)design your apartment

7 talks • 1h 20m
Appreciate your space in new ways with these fun, insightful talks that will help guide you in redesigning the place you call home.

Talks about Architecture

12:01

Refik Anadol

Art in the age of machine intelligence

Posted Aug 2020
26:29

Vishaan Chakrabarti

3 ways we can redesign cities for equity and inclusion

Posted Jun 2020
13:27

Smruti Jukur Johari

What if the poor were part of city planning?

Posted Feb 2020
12:51

Ma Yansong

Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes

Posted Nov 2019
13:37

Rahul Mehrotra

The architectural wonder of impermanent cities

Posted Jul 2019
4:22

Brandon Clifford

Architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders

Posted Jun 2019
15:24

Bjarke Ingels

Floating cities, the LEGO House and other architectural forms of the future

Posted Jun 2019
10:45

Majd Mashharawi

How I'm making bricks out of ashes and rubble in Gaza

Posted Mar 2019
11:28

Ronald Rael

An architect's subversive reimagining of the US-Mexico border wall

Posted Feb 2019
12:08

Débora Mesa Molina

Stunning buildings made from raw, imperfect materials

Posted Jan 2019
12:30

Kotchakorn Voraakhom

How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods

Posted Jan 2019
14:14

Walter Hood

How urban spaces can preserve history and build community

Posted Aug 2018
15:03

Renzo Piano

The genius behind some of the world's most famous buildings

Posted Jul 2018
14:01

Ian Firth

Bridges should be beautiful

Posted Jun 2018
13:13

Vishaan Chakrabarti

How we can design timeless cities for our collective future

Posted Jun 2018
10:41

Sarah Murray

A playful solution to the housing crisis

Posted May 2018
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