Architecture

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    Architecture Nerdy Curio
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    The Medieval Mason
    A lesson with Engines of our Ingenuity
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    Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity.

    Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity.

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    Lessons from Las Vegas
    A lesson with 99% Invisible
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    On the University of Pennsylvania Campus, the Library of Fine Arts is a richly ornate and eclectic structure belonging to the School of Design. Completed in ...

    On the University of Pennsylvania Campus, the Library of Fine Arts is a richly ornate and eclectic structure belonging to the School of Design. Completed in ...

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    US History Nerdy Curio
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    Skyscrapers
    A lesson with Engines of our Ingenuity
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    In today's Nerdy Curio from Engines of our Ingenuity, looking at the history of the modern skyscraper through the many technologies that fed into its creation, and how the Chicago Fire played a part.

    In today's Nerdy Curio from Engines of our Ingenuity, looking at the history of the modern skyscraper through the many technologies that fed into its creation, and how the Chicago Fire played a part.

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    Household lesson
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    McMansion Hell: The Devil is in the Details
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    Few forms of contemporary architecture draw as much criticism as the McMansion, a particular type of oversized house that people love to hate. McMansions usu...

    Few forms of contemporary architecture draw as much criticism as the McMansion, a particular type of oversized house that people love to hate. McMansions usu...

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    Hedonistic sustainability
    A lesson with Bjarke Ingels
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    Bjarke Ingels' architecture is luxurious, sustainable and community-driven. In this talk, he shows us his playful designs, from a factory chimney that blows ...

    Bjarke Ingels' architecture is luxurious, sustainable and community-driven. In this talk, he shows us his playful designs, from a factory chimney that blows ...

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    Storytelling lesson
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    Half a House
    A lesson with 99% Invisible
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    On the night of February 27th, 2010, Luis Enriquez had just gotten home from his job at a lumber factory in Constitución, Chile. At around three o’clock in t...

    On the night of February 27th, 2010, Luis Enriquez had just gotten home from his job at a lumber factory in Constitución, Chile. At around three o’clock in t...

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    Building the Seed Cathedral
    A lesson with Thomas Heatherwick
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    A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.

    A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.

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    Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief
    A lesson with Michael McDaniel
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    Michael McDaniel designed housing for disaster relief zones -- inexpensive, easy to transport, even beautiful – but found that no one was willing to build it. Persistent and obsessed, he decided to go it alone. At TEDxAustin, McDaniel show us his Exo Reaction Housing Solution, and asks us to prepare for the next natural disaster.

    Michael McDaniel designed housing for disaster relief zones -- inexpensive, easy to transport, even beautiful – but found that no one was willing to build it. Persistent and obsessed, he decided to go it alone. At TEDxAustin, McDaniel show us his Exo Reaction Housing Solution, and asks us to prepare for the next natural disaster.

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    Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city
    A lesson with Kent Larson
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    How can we fit more people into cities without overcrowding? Kent Larson shows off folding cars, quick-change apartments and other innovations that could make the city of the future work a lot like a small village of the past.

    How can we fit more people into cities without overcrowding? Kent Larson shows off folding cars, quick-change apartments and other innovations that could make the city of the future work a lot like a small village of the past.

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