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Urban planning

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of urban planning.

Video playlists about Urban planning

Our future in cities

17 talks • 4h 20m

Humanity's future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of cities -- and take a profane, hilarious side trip to the suburbs.

Architectural inspiration

9 talks • 2h 45m

Master architects share their vision for buildings that inflate, float, twist and glitter, while artfully addressing the challenges faced by their residents, their cities and the planet.

Talks about Urban planning

Justin Davidson

Why glass towers are bad for city life — and what we need instead

Posted Jun 2017

Jeff Speck

4 ways to make a city more walkable

Posted Feb 2017

Ryan Gravel

How an old loop of railroads is changing the face of a city

Posted Dec 2016

Wanis Kabbaj

What a driverless world could look like

Posted Oct 2016

Shubhendu Sharma

How to grow a forest in your backyard

Posted Jul 2016

Marwa Al-Sabouni

How Syria's architecture laid the foundation for brutal war

Posted Jul 2016

Tom Hulme

What can we learn from shortcuts?

Posted Jun 2016

Parag Khanna

How megacities are changing the map of the world

Posted Apr 2016

Joe Gebbia

How Airbnb designs for trust

Posted Mar 2016

Ole Scheeren

Why great architecture should tell a story

Posted Jan 2016

David Sedlak

4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

Posted Jan 2016

Theaster Gates

How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

Posted Mar 2015

Catherine Bracy

Why good hackers make good citizens

Posted Feb 2014

Chris Downey

Design with the blind in mind

Posted Nov 2013

Erik Schlangen

A "self-healing" asphalt

Posted Feb 2013

Edi Rama

Take back your city with paint

Posted Feb 2013

See all 26 talks on Urban planning

Exclusive articles about Urban planning

Why I want to build a better Madrid

Spanish architect Iñaki Romero Larrea believes citizen participation is key to vibrant city life. He talks to Rebecca Smith Hurd about his efforts to transform Madrid. Spanish ...

Madrid in pictures: an architect shares his Spain

29-year-old Iñaki Romero Larrea describes himself as an “urbanist before architect.” As one of the five members of design and architecture collective Paisaje Transversal, he is ...