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

[@vexethemagician1517]

I truly hope i get to experience a city like that in my lifetime

[@dream1430]

I really hope so

[@finaleclipse2110]

Did he mention when they plan to actually bring this design to life? I really need to know!

[@danielbeltran7744]

I doubt well get beyond 2050 my friend

[@nofurtherwest3474]

@@finaleclipse2110 how will it handle storms?

[@luishenriques6364]

It's pretty cool, but I can only imagine people polluting and trashing the river. Architects always have these wacky visions, which are great, but they never account for destructive human behaviour.

[@theophile97]

For those that, like me, are curious about Bjarke Ingels' work, there is an episode on him and his architecture studio on Netlfix's "Abstract: the art of design"

[@natemiller3225]

He also has a movie, BIG TIME. Super good!

[@yhomethej4148]

The entire series is such a work of art. I binged it twice in one go.

[@RadiantCrowns]

Thanks, was just about to search him up, I've never heard of him before but I like his way of thinking

[@scylla019]

He has a comic book if you’re interested

[@richardhruskoci1227]

thanks for recommendation :)

[@moabt.frican7163]

This guy just threw down some very serious forward thinking, the kind of thinking that we as humans are going to have to adapt if we want to continue here on this planet.

[@Narry121]

That’s one of the reasons I love that guy.

[@saltservice4024]

It's almost like looking into another version of humanity.

[@Unc_Talks]

I caught that feeling too.. I mean Mars seems too far fetched. We might have to find spots in the middle of the ocean to resettle when the temps increase..

[@moabt.frican7163]

@@Unc_Talks soon we will be the middle of the ocean

[@troynelson8896]

Not to burst your bubble/s. Only an idiot would tackle rising sea levels by displacing monumental amounts of water.... Like a dog chasing it's tail. If you want to tackle climate change and you don't embrace nuclear power you are another type of great fool.

[@totallyfresh]

Basically what you’re saying is all my time on Minecraft wasn’t wasted then

[@BOOGY110011]

no. it was.

[@theneaugust7851]

@@BOOGY110011 No It wasn't . this is exactly what they were saying

[@thenatanrizzolopes]

HAHAHAHA how many cities over water. Safer, cleaner, all space you want.

[@briannguyen1897]

As someone who spent a majority of his time on video games, minecraft just of one many, you are not wrong Robert. Everything that you do will eventually build up to what becoming. Minecraft or game in general just one of many medium to access what is within us, good or bad. So don't lament on lost time and use what you know, and who know life can take you to where can't even imagine.

[@pauminguetmarti18]

Minecraft is the computer version of lego, it boosts creativity and imagination

[@ShaudaySmith]

i love watching architect TedTalks. They are always so hopeful and full of problem solving enthusiasm. I love listening to them as they describe their challenges and their process to solving them.

[@agustinvenegas5238]

You don't tend to last long in architecture school if you're not madly in love with the thing so most architects are both crazy and super passionate about stuff

[@ahmddeeb5408]

I am from Syria and I am watching Ted not only for information or fun, but also to improve my English

[@Yosheeesh]

Great, but who cares?

[@olavonogueira8944]

I'm brazilian, and do exact the same thing, for the same reasons.

[@vladimirjosh6575]

@@Yosheeesh *_I care!_*

[@MrTopparwear]

Check out radio talk programs too. Maybe NPR, US public radio.

[@Yosheeesh]

@@vladimirjosh6575 I just hate it when people use this comment section here to tell others how "great" they are.

[@AhmedYanaal]

I’m from the Maldives. We are one of the first nations to face the threat of rising sea levels. An idea of a floating city such as this shows great promise in what we could do.

[@harrynicholson7170]

I start studying Architecture at university this year, this talk was inspiring af 😂

[@triton62674]

Oh cool, where at?

[@harrynicholson7170]

Hopefully at Bath in the UK, this video had made me really excited!

[@lisaschuster9187]

Not fair having your whole life in front of you. My kids don’t get it.

[@maksim3722]

Lisa Schuster that sounded mean

[@maksim3722]

Harry Nicholson congrats Harry! This is one of the most rewarding profession that exist, not talking about money. It will be fun!

[@abhijeetbeniwal820]

Damn, these guys really work hard.

[@BOOGY110011]

getting payed even harder

[@GarethThomasTunes]

BOOGY110011 Nope, no one becomes an Architect to make money. You do it because you have a crazy urge to make the world a better place.

[@abhijeetbeniwal820]

@@GarethThomasTunes true.

[@bernardyap8143]

@@GarethThomasTunes True, but he's filthy rich

[@GarethThomasTunes]

​@@bernardyap8143 His net worth is 17 million, which isn't much for the international rockstar of Architecture. To put that in context, Jay-Z’s net worth is $900 million and Tay Tay earned over 10 times Bjarkes entire net worth in just one year.

[@MildSatire]

This is extremely impressive. I hope these guys get the recognition they deserve.

[@nowolves870]

Mild Satire Yeah don’t worry he is one of the most known and recognized architects these days

[@natemurray02]

Yup that’s a gotem

[@lifeofapotato4595]

Lol he did get the recognition, he literally built his first apartment without the degree and now he has his group in multiple offices around the world.

[@adoyer04]

recogniced 😂😂😂

[@MildSatire]

@@adoyer04 Bro this was four years ago what are you doing here??

[@farfromirrational]

Clicked expecting flying cities Left excited about floating cities

[@ellieee.williams]

The strength in his voice never failed to inspire me to become an architect

[@AaronDebski]

Social Housing in Denmark looks like rich people living in the US

[@Kasperring]

When not everything is about the money :)

[@-twist-9135]

Places like US and here the UK are run purely on money, I wish we had less greed

[@AaronDebski]

@@-twist-9135 at least you guys dont have privatized health care

[@Kasperring]

@LogicalSense All I heard was 'blah blah blah I get all my info through Fox and vote for Trump blah blah'

[@Troggedemic]

While I get the sentiment, our social housing isn't quite that flashy. The greatest difference is that our social housing is much more in tune with market demand, as opposed to the American social housing model. Which means we have a lot more money and investment going into it.

[@returnofthedoggo7994]

Finally! Someone who can put architecture in a way that actually makes it seem fun and engaging and not a boring task. From what I understand, it isn't a completely boring thing, but hearing this is actually making me *really* interested and want to be an architect. It's like school, it seems boring and pointless at first, but there are those 1 or 2 classes plus the social factor school gives you that drives you to get up in the morning.

[@IAmJaceMarc]

He is one of the few non-pretentious architects out there, and some people really hate him, he is also one of the few that cut out all the crappy conceptual bs that can be called architecture these days.

[@fire398017]

It's always great when they can design more efficient buildings with lower energy requirements using form alone.

[@Trinity5722]

Form is a BIG factor when it comes to energy conservation. The form is how positive and negative ions are placed within the shape. Great Point Thomas.

[@Indiegaze]

This one of my favorite TED talks of all time! This is the type of stuff I dream of.

[@distantmind956]

Next time I have an anxiety attack I'll just rewatch this. It gave me goosebumps. Amazing talk!

[@andyzhang7890]

One of the most inspiring talks I've heard in a while. Love this"two birds, one building" mentality

[@michaeljohnston6393]

Closest thing to a real Ted Talk I've heard in a long time. Congratulations, Bjarke!

[@kartikuchil]

Bjarke is basically the Elon Musk of architecture

[@luxurious0346]

Einstein is no more We love Elon

[@upthedeise09]

No he is not...

[@cruzefx1]

Exactly!

[@thenatanrizzolopes]

Yes, he's being epic a lot!

[@randomname8616]

*hears one architect that has done bigger projects while not knowing any other big architects* = elon musk of architecture 👍

[@Lucsy3012]

Experiencing or even living in one of these homes in the future would be amazing. Bjarke has the capabilities and the energy to really implement it and he has proven his skill so many times before.

[@HOTPOCKET789]

Living in Hawaii is mad expensive, buying an affordable floating container community with the homies would be dope.

[@TheErmerm999]

find some friends and form a housing collective even a cohousing collective and build your own homes

[@wewbie]

heh. beijing: 100㎡ for 1.5 million usd

[@chairio6212]

@@wewbie I would kill myself if I had to pay those prices

[@acadoe]

This video gave me tingles. It makes me excited for the future. I love it.

[@GorgonDrageil]

This is what ARTchitecture is for! Being *useful* , yes but, not losing any beauty to utility. The world can be a much more lovely place to live in. All while being more practical and full-proof.

[@ace-kz9zd]

I'm a commercial diver on fish farms in Canada, and we've often had conversations about how a reef style farm, one that's a part of the ocean, not just in it, was the way of the future. None of us even had the ingenuity to think about building a whole city around that idea

[@sankhyohalder97]

I'm writing a hard scifi near future story, with floating cities featuring prominently! I love this, it's perfect inspiration and validation at once.

[@SamuelSmithJirikiha]

I've been thinking about floating cities for years, but could never figure out how to make them sustainable. It's heartening to see that others are also thinking about it and have figured out many of the details. One cool effect of the sea metropolitan area is that each building dampens the waves a bit leading to calm waters in the heart of the community. Older buildings could be migrated there if deemed no longer strong enough to weather the brunt of storms. When buildings 'die' what isn't recycled can sink to the bottom creating ample surface area for new corals and other life to adhere. Best of luck to you in your writing!

[@sankhyohalder97]

@@SamuelSmithJirikiha Thanks! I'd assume they'd make their living off of commerce, can't get much more of a port than a floating one that can go wherever it's needed! Secondly there's tourism, and you can grow most of your own food using hydroponics or aquaculture And lastly, you might have a service economy going on it. Not an issue in my book because automation has already made most jobs obsolete, but worth considering in the very near term!

[@agustinvenegas5238]

Go check out Isaac Arthur's channel here on KZbin, he does this cool long videos on sci-fi stuff and has a video on floating cities and living on the ocean

[@HalNordmann]

@@sankhyohalder97 Where could I find the book when it is complete? I'm also an amateur sci-fi writer.

[@sankhyohalder97]

@@HalNordmann I wouldn't ask you to wait for it, given real life time constraints it's most likely something I won't finish for years, if ever. But assuming I do, I'll try and remember your comment!

[@siku6206]

Wow I am blown away. Great TED talk. Great vision. I am looking forward to this concept and would totally choose to live on such an island.

[@Narry121]

Same for me!

[@pumpuppthevolume]

well they have other cool stuff... and he has some nice talks explaining everything

[@Tombombadillo999]

Have fun... lmao

[@rallamstadrainexium6846]

Our country the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable country that has experienced the harsh reality of climate change. I hope our government sees this and work with them to start this project here.

[@sin7114]

3019: *Mom, I just got a scholarship to LEGO university!!*

[@PhillipAmthor]

Build your own grades!

[@sin7114]

Haha yep

[@aml-906enderreaper5]

3030:ughhhhh mom i got a scholarship to lego ughhhhhhhhhhh

[@ItsAShoreThingTravel]

I cannot wait for this world to be created, I truly hope that this company is successful in creating these, fantastical, modern, beautiful, functional, clean, comfortable floating cities all over the World. We need to be smart if we are going to survive a warming planet and we need to start right away.

[@biomutarist6832]

This is incredible, looking forward to seeing floating cities in my lifetime

[@thechrisofduke]

Finally a talk worthy of the TED logo. Awesome!

[@jauxro]

Damn, to call this incredible would be an understatement

[@gregoryparkes-skelly8288]

I have to say. As someone who holds little hope in regards to achieving a sustainable future for humanity this talk offers a glimmer of the innovative thinking we will need if we are ever going to actually achieve it. I love the concept of floating human environments that are designed to be liveable, sustainable and regenerative.

[@DanielDuranx]

Projects like these are what move people towards change. Architecture, when done correctly inspires societies, adheres to ecological shifts and promotes engagement within these societies. I hope one day this project becomes a reality.

[@ytw05311]

한국자막 달아주신분 정말 갑사합니다. 복받으실거에요. 비야케 잉겔은 진짜 천재같네요

[@rikkyzeng6795]

I’m just mesmerized by how beautiful the architectures are🤩

[@epos79]

Best TedTalk ever! Looking forward to the future

[@lonesof]

I’m an architecture student... my dream is work with this man 👏🏼👏🏼 so amazing ideas

[@beccareynolds4625]

Same here... He is wonderful

[@pccjmdg5259]

Same here

[@pinstudio2106]

Wow 🤩 LEGO house are amazing . I like this sentence “ if a museum can serve as a bridge, a bridge can also serve as the museum “

I had this idea (hexagonal floating cities) when I was 12 and it was 23 years ago and I have told the same structure with the same plan to nearly everyone I have met in my life :D

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

About time we use skyblocks in real life, instead of MINECRAFT

[@aeaeeaoiauea]

But it's not in the sky?

[@lacigoldude]

Finally something hopeful! Would love to work with these guys someday.

[@knowwhere4185]

How most of his creation is inspired by nature is absolutely amazing

[@Atomic67G]

This is extraordinarily brilliant. I hope I will live to see this take shape 😊

[@beccareynolds4625]

We are 🙏💞

[@donnyvictorianus6092]

My thesis was on floating village for the sinking city of Jakarta. I am glad that my earlier thoughts is similar to Bjarke, of course, his is much more advance....it is very encouraging. thank you sir

[@4G12]

Finally, someone rediscovers design concepts long thought up by Jacque Fresco and his Venus Project.

[@BankruptGreek]

can you elaborate?

[@StarHarvestOfficial]

@@BankruptGreek It's very simple. Jacques Fresco proposed this society and architecture philosophy decades ago.

[@elokubano]

Venus Project is PHRNOMENAL. Fresco was way ahead of his times.

[@WizDJ]

4G12 The Venus Project is a resource based economy and an architecture that fits that economy. This community has a similar layout because that is what is required to make it effective. Venus was designed with efficient land use in mind and resources as the currency. They are not similar any more than saying that when we decided to go to space it was about time someone rediscovered rocket technology from ancient Chinese bottle rockets.

[@michaelhayes7849]

A Japanese engineering group also developed floating city designs. They all have common features.

[@dylanp.5161]

One of the best Ted Talks ever.

[@wii8]

Architectural Engineers hate this man.

[@brandleythecat4570]

Absolutely🤣 an architect's dream is an engineer's nightmare

[@DirectorBird]

This is my new favorite Ted Talk.

[@lukusblack6442]

I'd love to live there. It looks like some alien world from Star Trek.

[@messywill]

Star gate Atlantis maybe stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Atlantis

[@darktealglasses]

Haven't seen anything this beautiful and functional at the same time in my life

[@pete7869]

That flow city idea is great! Land areas are free to grow wild forest!! Earth breathe again!! Beautiful idea for the future!!💕💕🌏💕💕👌👍😊😇

[@riccininaclaudio8785]

THIS IS MY MOST FAVORITE VIDEO ON KZbin SO FAR.

[@crazydragy4233]

This is so amazing, it makes me cry.

[@ruboypoza5465]

This is extremely underrated more people have to see this

[@wildtangent6890]

this is gonna be our defining trait in grand strategy games when picking a species

[@royrobson2694]

Bjarke is seriously a genius. A true innovator.

[@JosafatJimenez]

I really loved the amazing idea of Ingels, (actuallY a lot of ideas of him) but i think the team behind this should reconcider the transportation sistem for a city like this (i dont see viability in the acuatic pods, it will be have the same problems we have today with cars) (traffic, noise, a lot of resources wated for a extremely impermanent transportation medium, even electric cars btw)it should be even more awesome if it will have some kind of advanced public transport and (as already the project seem designed ) a mainly pedestrian city?

[@benjiboi1633]

That alpine ski slope on the top of that power plant i had heard about but i just thought it was quirky because i forgot denmark is almost completely flat then its incredibly cool

[@osse1n]

*Such an enticing title*

[@kelly2fly]

What happen when we collide the worlds of Legos and Minecraft together? We get Bjarke Ingels' real life versions. You, sir, are awesome!!!

[@karlpilkington997]

I could imagine this being good for Marine biologists and fishermen etc I think with advent of vertical farming there will be less and less pressure on land use and so it makes more sense for most people to remain living on the land so I can't see a huge market for this type of housing for many people This type of floating building would be awesome as it would act as an 'ocean oasis' for fish in the sea and where there are fish there are whales etc which help to keep nutrients near the surface of the ocean with their defecate and the movement of their fins, which in turn leads to increased phytoplankton activity in 'dead zones' in the ocean It could be great for this purpose Ocean oases!

[@OpnWrldgmng]

Cant wait to see some of this beautiful architect in California. Love this planet. Its finally beginning to become a real play ground. How earth should look with humans as smart and creative as we are.

[@yoavsnake]

This was amazing but I have to admit it felt a bit like watching Homer designing the deluxe car - there was absolutely no mention of cost there.

[@BRADY6168]

This kind of development and change within our thinking of architecture makes the future exciting and hopeful. Fantastic idea's from this TED Talk.

[@rhythmictiger]

If you like this guy watch Art of Design on Netflix - cool series and this guy is the artist for the architecture episode.

[@arifnugroho4424]

All the renderings are magnificent

[@Dr.Steele]

am i the only one wondering "what if it storms and there are huge waves?"

[@DuxGalt]

He said they could handle up to tropical storms. Rouge waves and hurricanes might be a problem, but technically they could move away from a hurricane but if there is a huge mega city i doubt it could be moved in time or at all. The tech should be able to handle a lot but i think the underwater parts of his design are what create the limitations.

[@jorislemoine1488]

As he stated, these islands are built to be buoyant: they are kept symmetrical, being built with only a few stories and they have both a ring underwater and some aquaculture and seafloor anchoring. He didn't explain too much about that last one, but I am betting that they designed those anchoring cables to be somewhat flexible to account for height differences caused by waves. But most importantly, even if the anchoring were to snap loose by a freak wave that lifts the plateau up, there will still be this aquaculture column hanging underneath which - like a ship's keel - would stabilize the platform. At that point, the question becomes: is the platform built well enough to handle being angled beyond 90° and not snap like the Titanic. I'm guessing this is why their first one is in the Pearl River Delta. It's at the coastline, but it's still sheltered behind bays and natural islands, which would decrease the risk of freak waves or strange tidal upsets. I'd be interested to see if they could make this work in open water, like in the Bay of Biscay (which does get some terrible weather at times).

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

Just submerge the cities as storms come

[@bobjob3632]

How would he solve the problem of stagnating waters???!! It happened in Dubai, it would happen in his project too...

[@TheHennes36]

Wow... this talk is awe-inspiring!!! Such a creative mind!

[@そら-o4b]

3D-printer enables us to create our house easily and inexpensivly. Technology would make lives comfortable.

[@そら-o4b]

3D-printed house have already been constructed. I want you to search the Information via the Internet.

[@adriankyles9708]

Swae Ocean Just think about building a house you live in under 48 to 24 hours or less I’m not kidding 3D printers are in use for about 65% to 80% percent of what you own and don’t know it but I do of course. Your a little or a lot behind in this generation if you where to think I’m lying to you!

[@そら-o4b]

Thank you for comments. Concretmade house can’t stand climate change in the area,can’ t it? So,we should make new materials. It is true doors, windows and so on doesn’t make from concrete. But there is house which don’t have those, such as Peru house. So I think 3D-printed house is useful if it must be constructed every couple of years.

[@adriankyles9708]

そら well their is a material Nasa made or Nasa prize winner made it’s mad of biodegradable and recyclable biopolymer basalt composite it’s supposed to withstand mars weather conditions which is worse than earths and already in use in 3D printing homes on earth before mars in future projects.

[@pasty609]

@@そら-o4b Isn't 3D printing only really useful small scale? If you really want cheap construction you'd want to set up mass production with standardised components. Also as mentioned before the materials you can use for 3D printing are limited so it may be inefficient in some cases.

[@Bianca-vg9yn]

This makes me excited about the future. Fingers crossed this really gets done!

[@heba-o6u]

he makes me want to live just to see how the future would be like

[@Surahfayed]

This guy has so much life and energy and its dynamic and promising

[@Allsouls78]

The free standing aquaculture habitats need to be designed to withstand a category 3 hurricane/cyclone to be viable, especially for south east Asia deployment. I'm not sure if he was using the term tropical storm colloquially or meteorologically but if it's the latter the bar is too low for use in equatorial waters.

[@gnawershreth]

He said in another talk that it's been designed to withstand a category 5.

[@dddmmi]

These are the people who should be leading us

[@JONSEY101]

Some really wonderful ideas here. I would suggest also that any materials used don't also come at a cost to the environment in some way. Wood for example, being a wonderful material, also means the cutting down of trees. If more trees are removed than are planted, then that causes issues. Trees also take time to grow so another factor to be thought out. They also need to take into consideration how the materials are made. If it's a material that is good for the environment but is made in such a way that it uses fossil fuels or perhaps emits gases that are dangerous to the environment, then it defeats the object of doing it.

[@giuseppenativo2123]

For the wood they are ok. It's certified and they really use a quantity per year that would not imbalance the planet. They use a sea of reinforced concrete and steel in no sismic areas. They are on the business and are on demand. All this show is for people that understand nothing of architecture and engineering. It's expensive smoke. They work for Corporations today, not for save the children.

[@jc8153]

Also, as stated in the presentation, bamboo is what will be used as well. Bamboo grows much faster than trees and can be just as sturdy. Therefore, the tree issue will not be as troublesome as it would seem

[@lisaschuster9187]

No one wants a dose of reality, dood!

[@zackhadley9433]

As an aspiring city planner I want to make my home city of Columbus the world’s greatest city and things like this excite me. I one day can see myself as mayor of Columbus if elected and if I can do more good than the incumbent at the time. City planning makes my heart happier than I could have ever imagined.

[@twistur]

I really don't understand why there are people who seem to hate him and his works as if there's nothing good about it, so I try to dig deeper into his works but the more I watch videos of him the more inspired I am

[@an1emus120]

Public services (hospitals, police/enforcement, waste/garbage disposal - not sure if this was mentioned), transportation for a larger system, accessibility options for physically impaired, earthquake/tsunami mitigation (area-dependant). Its a really cool idea though and im sure he can address these.

[@prestigeworldwide6488]

Is there a love button?

[@emanando138]

i wanna play this TED for all my college teachers/supervisors because we’re doing projects with the worst material possible, my side class named “thermal comfort” literally teach us that concrete is the most inefficient material to build (energetically, economic and sustainably) YET WE’RE DESIGNING BUILDINGS WITH THIS MATERIAL i’ll find a way to introduce biomimetics into my next semester and hopefully change something into that godforsaken college

[@jbleez4771]

a lot of us went from Lego -> Minecraft -> adulthood

[@Mdbodibi]

This makes me hopeful. Thanks, dude!!

[@divinegaming5848]

I've been playing minecraft since original release i think i am prepared to build these crazy buildings

[@briancarter9927]

this one was actually so interesting to watch

[@dawidaugustyn9804]

Wait, did I just watch a 15 min ad of BIG?

[@beccareynolds4625]

Yes

[@tom-pu8wt]

THIS IS THE BEST TED TALK EVER.

[@EnjoyTheSilenc3]

This absolutely fantastic, but the only issue with architecture I have nowadays is the lack of solar panels being Incorporated in all tall buildings and skyscrapers.

[@genli5603]

That’s because it’s stupid.

[@vairajkushwaha9940]

May God bless this man infinitely. May he live long and prosper.

[@castle7689]

*Sometimes it's like hearing Arnold giving me this Talk*

[@ChristeenLim]

Our city is flooded now from typhoon Ulysses. Seeing this vid made me cry but also i thought how youtube recos compute their algorithm. i do hope these sustainable communities become a reality sooner .

[@ChrisFariaGTARealtor]

Einstein said "imagination is everything..."

[@debapratimpaul8620]

This got me so excited about the future!

[@iruns1246]

So basically Water World, but with more Zootopia and less Mad Max.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

Beautiful buildings that function as food production centers is what I'm really interested in the most. That and the automation to manage them. It is the future.

[@tanieisenstein8147]

Bjarke Ingels is basically the son of Jack Black and mark wahlberg :D

[@beccareynolds4625]

😂🤣😂

[@michaelhayes7849]

I have studied this basket of tech for 10 years. This is more than plausible.

[@islamicartist7681]

Island nations like the Maldives. I'm from Maldives and I'm concerned.😥

[@HollywoodF1]

You were exactly who I was thinking about. I think you should start building a floating version of Venice. Drive lots of piles and build a huge raft that surrounds the piles so the raft will float up and down but stay in place. Each raft would be a separate town with parks and trees so you feel like you're on land.

[@randomname8616]

@@HollywoodF1 Suggesting this to a random citizen from the maladives isnt gonna help ya know

[@doritoification]

i'm in love with the idea of this floating city and hope to see it one day