Iwan Baan has been chosen to document Chicago for their first ever Biennial.If you think about it, this is kind of a funny thing to say.  Chicago is already articulate about its architectural identity:it has a well-established architectural foundationit has architecture tours (the river... View full entry

Of the 100+ artists and architects converging on Chicago for North America’s first architecture biennial, a few have given TED talks (some of them more than one).  Whether you’re looking for a TED distraction or wanting to dive into the biennial mood, here is a compilation of CAB... View full entry

TED: Iwan Baan, Ingenious Homes in Unexpected Places

TED: Bjarke Ingels, 3 Warp-Speed Architecture Tales

TED: Bjarke Ingels, Hedonistic Sustainability

TED: Liz Diller, Tech-Empowered Architecture

TED: Liz Diller, A Giant Bubble For Debate

TED: Frank Gehry, Now What?

TED: Frank Gehry, My Days as a Young Rebel

TED: Theaster Gates, Reviving a Neighborhood With Imagination, Beauty, and Art

Thom Mayne of Morphosis Architects had an opportunity to give a TED talk in 2005.  Before diving into the content, it's worth noting that at an event characterized by its animated, compelling, unforgettable speakers, Mr. Mayne's talk falls, well, flat.  He mentions once or twice that he's... View full entry

Greg Lynn has occupied a prominent yet uneasy role in architecture for two decades now; crucial in developing new production processes and ways of thinking, yet always leaving the user experience as an uninteresting side effect of his designs. This talk is an illuminating long glance at his method... View full entry