Crash Course
Sustainable Cities: Crash Course Geography
From towering skyscrapers covered in trees to zero carbon smart cities, there are so many ways to imagine what a sustainable city of the future might look like. But what does it really mean to be sustainable anyway? Today, we’re going to...
TED Talks
TED: How we can design timeless cities for our collective future | Vishaan Chakrabarti
There's a creeping sameness in many of our newest urban buildings and streetscapes, says architect Vishaan Chakrabarti. And this physical homogeneity -- the result of regulations, mass production, safety issues and cost considerations,...
TED Talks
TED: A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity | Vishaan Chakrabarti
By 2100, the UN estimates that the world's population will grow to just over 11 billion people. Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti wants us to start thinking about how we'll house all these people -- and how new construction can fight climate...
TED Talks
Stuart Oda: Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?
By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. How are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled,...
TED Talks
Erik Schlangen: A "self-healing" asphalt
Paved roads are nice to look at, but they're easily damaged and costly to repair. Erik Schlangen demos a new type of porous asphalt made of simple materials with an astonishing feature: When cracked, it can be "healed" by induction heating.
TED Talks
TED: The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | Thomas Heatherwick
Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so ... dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring architecture, designer Thomas Heatherwick offers a path out of the doldrums of urban monotony...
TED Talks
TED: How a video game might help us build better cities | Karoliina Korppoo
With more than half of the world population living in cities, one thing is undeniable: we are an urban species. Part game, part urban planning sketching tool, "Cities: Skylines" encourages people to use their creativity and...
TED Talks
Eli Pariser: What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?
Social media has become our new home. Can we build it better? Taking design cues from urban planners and social scientists, technologist Eli Pariser shows how the problems we're encountering on digital platforms aren't all that new --...
TED Talks
TED: How to grow a forest in your backyard | Shubhendu Sharma
Forests don't have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are -- even in cities. eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of...
The Wall Street Journal
Building the City of Tomorrow
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins discusses the future of cities with WSJ Chief News Editor Jason Anders at the WSJ D.Live conference in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Curated Video
The Many Uses of Portland Cement
Portland cement is a binding material that hardens and is primarily used in construction. It is made from a mixture of raw materials such as limestone, shale, silica, iron, and clay. After processing, the cement is mixed with other...
Next Animation Studio
Indonesia relocating capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo jungle
Indonesia’s parliament passed a bill to relocate the country’s capital from the sinking city of Jakarta 2,000 kilometers east to the island of Borneo.
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Architecture
Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings and physical structures. It involves careful planning, creative use of materials, and consideration of factors such as function, aesthetics, and sustainability....
Curated Video
Bridge Structure and Aesthetics
Discover the different types of bridges, ranging from ancient to modern designs. This video highlights the basic structure and function of beam bridges, truss bridges, and cantilever bridges. Additionally, it mentions that many bridges...
Zach Star
Earth and Environmental Science - Careers, Concentrations, and Courses
This video covers the Earth and Environmental science major and places an emphasis on earth science, soil science, geology, and hydrology. The Earth and Environmental Science major is a broad major that allows students a lot of...
Curated Video
Japan - City Planners Create Artful Landscapes
Tokyo, Japan Natural Sound/music Duration: 2.30
Thoughtful city planners in Tokyo, Japan, have made the journey to work a little more interesting for the city's millions of commuters. When it was decided to...
Curated Video
Trees, skies and birdsong is good for the mind as well as the soul say scientists
LEADIN:
We all suspect that open blue skies, being surrounded by trees and birdsong makes us feel good, but now scientists have devised a smartphone app to prove the benefits that people get from being outdoors.
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Curated Video
Mico-units, the American way to downsize
Maybe it's the urban dwelling of the future: studio apartments measuring no more than 300 square feet.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday invited developers to propose ways to turn a Manhattan lot into an apartment building filled mostly...
Curated Video
REPLAY Spanish town threatens to remove bodies if grave site leases are not renewed
1. Wide of tomb stones and crypts in Torrero municipal graveyard
2. Pan from graveyard to crypt with lease warning sticker
3. Close-up of sticker reading (Spanish): "Crypt expired, go to administration."
4. Mid of headstone with...
Curated Video
Apple founder's home gets historical designation
The Silicon Valley home where Apple co-founder Steve Jobs grew up and built some of his first computers is now on the city's list of historic properties.
The historical commission in the city of Los Altos voted unanimously for the...
Curated Video
British architect Rogers discusses plans for Chavez park during site visit
Renowned British architect Richard Rogers on Friday visited Venezuela's capital Caracas, where he is designing a park built to honour the country's late President Hugo Chavez.
The 2075 acre (840 hectare) park will be located in La...
Curated Video
Amman is most expensive city in MidEast
LEAD IN: Amman lacks the glamour of Dubai, the history of Cairo, and the nightlife of Beirut - but it does have the curious accolade of most expensive city in the Middle East.STORY-LINE: In a survey conducted this year by the Economist...
Curated Video
Tiny apartments with big ideas
AP Television News
New York - January 15, 2013
1. Wide, women moving cushions off couch in a micro apartment at The Museum of the City of New York
2. Wide, women lowering a bed in a micro apartment
3. Wide, flat screen being pushed...
Curated Video
Work has begun to clean the exterior of Houston's famed Astrodome. Crews are expected to finish their power-wash cleaning of the vacant venue by January. (Dec. 18)
Work has begun to clean the exterior of Houston's famed Astrodome.
Crews are expected to finish their power-wash cleaning of the vacant venue by January.
Workers on Wednesday used platforms or hung from lines to spray cleaning fluids on...