Why glass towers are bad for city life -- and what we need instead | Justin Davidson
TED Talks Art6 Kesä 2017

Why glass towers are bad for city life -- and what we need instead | Justin Davidson

There's a creepy transformation taking over our cities, says architecture critic Justin Davidson. From Houston, Texas to Guangzhou, China, shiny towers of concrete and steel covered with glass are cropping up like an invasive species. Rethink your city's anatomy as Davidson explains how the exteriors of building shape the urban experience -- and what we lose when architects stop using the full range of available materials.

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What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon

What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon

What if you could create new music using your favorite musician's voice? Sharing her melodic gifts with the world, multidisciplinary artist Holly Herndon introduces Holly+, an AI-powered instrument th...

7 Syys 20229min

Intelligent floating machines inspired by nature | Anicka Yi

Intelligent floating machines inspired by nature | Anicka Yi

Taking cues from soft robotics and the natural world, conceptual artist Anicka Yi builds lighter-than-air machines that roam and react like autonomous life forms. Her floating "aerobes" inspire us to ...

19 Elo 202210min

Stories of photographing monumental people -- from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking |  Platon

Stories of photographing monumental people -- from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking | Platon

With his art, photographer Platon seeks to strip away assumptions and leave viewers with a window into his subject's character, filling our eyes with wonder and curiosity. Sharing extraordinary storie...

15 Heinä 202218min

Why art is a tool for hope |  JR

Why art is a tool for hope | JR

Famed for enormous black-and-white portraits that are pasted on surfaces ranging from the Louvre to the US-Mexico border wall, multimedia artist JR continues to tackle ambitious projects. In this powe...

27 Kesä 202216min

An interdimensional performance of imagination |  Particle Ink

An interdimensional performance of imagination | Particle Ink

In a peek into their sprawling metaverse, Particle Ink dazzles with an interdimensional performance combining augmented reality, dance and video projected onto the TED stage.

24 Kesä 20224min

A creator-led internet, built on blockchain | Adam Mosseri

A creator-led internet, built on blockchain | Adam Mosseri

As digital assets like cryptocurrency and NFTs become more mainstream, design thinker and head of Instagram Adam Mosseri believes that creators are uniquely positioned to benefit. These blockchain-ena...

17 Touko 202213min

NFTs, the metaverse and the future of digital art | Elizabeth Strickler

NFTs, the metaverse and the future of digital art | Elizabeth Strickler

In need of a brief yet illuminating lesson on the obsession with NFTs? Elizabeth Strickler breaks down the acronym and explains the fundamentals of non-fungible tokens, sharing how these digital asset...

5 Huhti 202211min

How webtoons are changing movies and TV | Hyeonmi Kim

How webtoons are changing movies and TV | Hyeonmi Kim

Pop culture is changing thanks to a different kind of storytelling, says digital strategist Hyeonmi Kim. They're called webtoons: comic-like illustrations published in short segments and meant to be r...

30 Maalis 20228min

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