Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral

[makeiteasyable]

excellent

[hanluy1215]

Good for him. It must have taken him loads of courage to stand up there.

[maggru91]

Amazing just amazing.

[chava4]

OMG I loved those towers they look amazing!! rly great job Thomas! :D

[mrjimmyos]

What a great ted talk!

[mrjimmyos]

HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS SEED CATHEDRAL BEFORE?!

[VreyOneida]

Six people are dull and like big rectangles for buildings.

[rick4318]

Is that face at 12:11 intentional or just a coincidence? Looks like an angry lady. Am I the only one who sees it?

[hanluy1215]

@rick4318 coincidence. The lighting will change as the angle of the sun's rays change.

[rick4318]

Oh my God! What!!?

[SezSays]

how is a folding bridge functional on a 'river' that doesnt have boats?!

[Plancklenght]

Well, I do recognize where is he going to put those upside down buildings, cause that's exactly where I live. That's behind the hotel called Lanson Place over Ampang street, although there's some condominiums which belong to the hotel as well which are fully functional (actually those condominiums are the view from my bedroom), so probably the hotel sold the lot and is waiting for the last flat on rent to empty cause it doesn't look like something big is going on there.

[ColorfulChaos1]

brilliant

[BlueCrystalGem]

calling engineers inefficient, haha. I hope no engineer's watching this. Cause I'm mad.

[silencedfable]

I hate how I have to change my volume every time I watch one of these cause the sound is too fucking loud.

[ngarcia257]

This guy is awesome! ...

[CommentsSurvey]

A good friend of mine said something to the effect that this man was a "philosopher in architect's clothing." Perfect way to put it!

[slaughtz]

Kick ass.

[killudumb]

shout-out from singapore!!

really hope that you can come to Singapore to built something cool and yet meaningful at the same time :D

[nelsyeung]

Absolutely beautiful!

[befreier1]

15:08 Reaches orgasm lolololololol

[VonLeachim]

possible to design a way that so when the power leaves the station source most of the power is not dissipated along the powerlines ...?

quite ridiculous how much energy is lost among these powerlines ..

can i work with u .

[AverDim]

@VonLeachim Science studies was almost a decade ago for me, but wouldn't the loss of power be due to the resistance of the conducting matter/wires/cables? Therefore a matter for engineers/physicists/scientist­s? Just saying, but yes that would be awesome!

[VonLeachim]

@AverDim i Hear what u say although no matter the title one has "engineers/scentists/physicist­s",

not so 'common sense' shows there are improved ways of distributing power from source .

tesla? for instance ...and that was many , many years ago..

[jordandaniels7]

Why is Canada not doing things like this? Oh right....Stephen Harper.

[sakokosa]

wonderful .

[qnbs7]

great stuff!

[nehorlavazapalka]

no, you see... trees and benches around big buildings attract homeless and criminals... not a god idea if you want to create a nice place to live in

[emikochan13]

@nehorlavazapalka no they don't, trees make the area nicer.

[nehorlavazapalka]

@emikochan13 yes, I like the idea of trees between buildings but you have to control places like that.... my experience is that places like these are "infected" by criminals, gypsies and homless... it's shit

[emikochan13]

@nehorlavazapalka my experience is the exact opposite, heh ^_^ This is why we don't (shouldn't) use individuals experiences to make decisions :) Time to do some research....

[nehorlavazapalka]

@emikochan13 I think you're right but the above is really true, at least in my country, heck.. we have so many sociologists and politicians and still hey can't research these things.. anyway his buildings are awesome

[PopeSnowball]

The design of the apartments in Malasia at the end reminds me of those peices of land rising up at the end of Sonic 2 on the Sega (Could have been another one).

[roidroid]

is this guy a real person? he just seems too cute, like he's an actor playing a well written character.

[leonidasx666]

@roidroid He's passionate about what he does. And that's amazing.

[roidroid]

@leonidasx666 that's what i'm sayin

[jsmith2144]

@roidroid i know, he sounds like a wise master jedi.

[phreakyprofessor]

wonderful. If only the other 99.99% of designers were this creative.

[indrinnna]

people like him is going to save this planet from self-destruction

[conceitarturo]

Holy shit, I never knew Charlie Kaufman's twin worked in Architecture

[hunterbender]

Beautiful.

[DurexDurpaneu2]

That is fucking beautiful!!

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

Very cool! I did a metal sculpture in a shopping mall once that was very similar. It took 4 men to build and erect.

[pinochska]

@bamboo4tameshigiri you can erect something between my legs :P

[bamboo4tameshigiri]

@pinochska I might just enjoy that sort of thing.

[pinochska]

@bamboo4tameshigiri hahahah i am without words brother you made my day.. thank you very much

[Nashy119]

I'd prefer really dense cities, if we can't do epic building projects we could just build nice skyscrapers and link them up.

[alphakristjan]

Damn that dude is strange...Amazing talk otherwise !

[Jared2324]

@alphakristjan he's ont strange. he's jut extremely intelligent

[ThePureAura]

And here I thought that this would be boring... I WAS DAMN WRONG :D

[OurTroopsRule]

@ThePureAura Hmm this looks boring, click.

[MrMartini94]

Perhaps he wasn't the greatest speaker int the world, but his ideas and buildings we extremely cool and innovative : ]

[Storhonta]

Awesometacular

[xjustamem0ryx]

the buddhist temple reminds me of the folds of a brain. fitting for introspection I suppose!

[Benediction91]

12:11 looks a lot like a face!

[h0tie]

The design had application! This is what i respect. Most people that call themselves designers mostly just create chairs...

[bradiporitmico]

I think it's more a waste of energy and materials than a real efficency. I think that this things are primarly made to hide the ugly of our cities rather than re-build it in a more efficent way, it's more like put dust under carpet.

I don't dream stuff like this, I dream cities without the needs of this "silver plated" covering the mess.

[goniochromism]

that bridge is fucking cool

[xjustamem0ryx]

@goniochromism

will need bridge insurance for when it snaps like a catapult nailing someone into the ground xD

[axisapex]

 -WE - Curving walkway -cool but,yawn , TRY A bridge LMAO C -don't even try buddy ,save your time -THIS GUY HAS NICE IDEAS ,BUT IS UTOPIAN TOLL HEAD ,

[drealm]

These buildings are highly individualistic, a symptom of our time. They won't modulate into cities, nor will they stand the test of time. They're a fad to the ninth degree. Much like that Gehry fellow.

[peterbriers]

@drealm I don't know. For the last 2 centuries we've been living with the effects of the industrial age, where everything must look the same to make it easy re-creatable. We lost a lot of uniqueness of products due that. This 'creative' age we are going in might change that.

[drealm]

@peterbriers I don't see anything wrong with sameness, this is how you create a sense of place. You cannot have neighborhoods, towns and cities competing within each other, they must stand as singular destinations. I'd argue the sterile boring buildings your referring to are closer to the 20th century. The 19th century still included lots of hand crafted building. Most extravagant highly stylized buildings quickly turn into uninviting dumps after the crowds wear off. The power plant was OK.

[FractalBolt]

Is it me or the interior of the seed cathedral looks like a person?

[invinciblemode]

@lukostello what do you expect? He's an artist..

[WyldOrbit]

Genetically manufacture all seeds and keep the originals. I bet if the seed cathdral did not exist, people would be more hesitant to destroy nature.

[sdrawkcabgnipytmi]

@WyldOrbit

" I bet if the seed cathdral did not exist, people would be more hesitant to destroy nature."

....what? Why?

[WyldOrbit]

@sdrawkcabgnipytmi Thats what they are doing my friend. They are destroying nature for the commonfolk while they hide the essence of nature somewhere locked away in a vault. I say destroy the fucking vault, then they would be afraid to destroy nature as they are doing because they have nothing to fall back on.

[sdrawkcabgnipytmi]

@WyldOrbit

..except they aren't destroying nature with this building in any real sense. You can grow hundreds of thousands of seeds in a single field. What they're doing isn't any more detrimental than mowing a couple of lawns.

" they hide the essence of nature somewhere locked away in a vault."

That really makes no sense at all. You've never taken a biology class have you?

[WyldOrbit]

@WyldOrbit Fuck off you stupid little retard. Im not here to bicker with idiots.

[roidroid]

@WyldOrbit honestly i'd rather make a back-up of nature (ie: seedbank, genetic databases, etc), and destroy the original.

nature is dangerous, and is holding us back.

[roidroid]

@WyldOrbit why so angry, abusive and irrational?  Take a deep breath bro

Nature tries to kill us at every opportunity. There are no more apex predators (Lions, Bears) in the middle east because we killed them all for our own protection a while ago. I can't swim in rivers around my area because salt water crocodiles may rip me apart

Past breeding age you're a dead man walking. Nature is cruel, brutal, violent. It doesn't give a fuck, and you're made of tasty meat

But, we SHOULD do a backup.

[WyldOrbit]

@roidroid Wrong. Nature is a provider. You just have to learn how to coexist with it. And building a backup of something like the flora and fauna of the earth, just so you can fuck up the original for monetary gain with GMO's is beyond idiotic.

[roidroid]

@WyldOrbit never mentioned monetary gain

[frebel93]

a beautiful mind

[armeg55]

It looks like the bridge is having an erection...

[oicub2]

Awesome =-)

[ilotitto]

I want my driveway to open like that bridge

[reid300]

cool but none were practical other than adding more green

[lukostello]

too much asthetics and not enough functionality

[roidroid]

@lukostello example?

[nachokid24]

please more :)

[LudicrousTachyon]

I love the power plant!

[Devoti]

freakin awesome powerplant! looks like a volcano or something!

[fragelius]

amazing! presintations like this light hope in me for humanity

[sab611]

Brilliant. TED doing what they're supposed to again.

[harbin9er]

he sounds like Jude Law!

[reafdaw01]

Damn he is nervous. Can't really bleam him for that, just think it's cute.

[tix333]

Why don't I see TED on any of TV channels?

[cristoretornebiblia]

@tix333 TV is for the masses, this is not

[tix333]

@cristoretornebiblia I wonder what would happen if we could swap XFactor with TED?

[thisscreensucks]

wow, that last building site in malaysia was breathtaking

[gurk1z]

31st :D

Damn amazing



[id104335409]

He cannot talk smooth, and his mind wonders like as if he tries talk about multiple things at once. A sign of the genius.

Being so shy, how did he manage to convince people to follow him in his dreams?

[MrIndustrialWater]

@id104335409 I guess some people are able to see through the way people present themselves... :)

[RpgdUd3]

gj thomas

[gorodnoff]

Great and VERY talented man!

[stephenetienne]

The inside of the Seed Cathedral has the image of a face at 12:12.

[happytootoo]

you inspired me: Thomas Heatherwick!!

[gaiagale]

Brilliant! I so appreciate Mr. Heatherwick's design approach ...the hydro project for example ...when architects "give back an extraordinary piece of landscape" by designing housing it is truly innovative in creating people friendly environments

respect

[Lostpanda123]

waw! Genius!

[DarkDemonWolf76]

He is so cute with his shyness~ X3 but he is a very smart and creative man :3

[jujutubes]

@DarkDemonWolf76 I agree... he's adorable and incredibly innovative!

[gaiagale]

Please turn down the volume of the intro ...thanks

Thomas speaks quietly and in order to hear him well I turn up the volume but that means a blast when the intro comes on again

[CHRISINMYHEAD]

thanks for uploading

[Lifeintakes]

Neat design; I would love to live in those rainforest towers.

[DeoMachina]

Let's see, squeamish, attributes human qualities to inanimate objects...I wonder if he likes Minecraft?

Also the bridge thing is cool but now it looks like a cock until about halfway up.

[Shalek]

Holy shit that's fucking amazing. 

[shintsu01]

amazing buildings like these make the world a nicer place to live in.

[00corin00]

awesome!!!

[325982668]

one day, people like this will design our arcologies, and the earth will become a garden of life while man reaches towards the stars.

[TheVanHarp]

@325982668 im busy reaching for a beer..

[iurak6868]

@325982668 I really like your optimism Ryan, I'm a bit tired of the type of comments on science videos wich say "robots are going to kill us all eventually; mind control is upon us; we are all going to die on 2012..etc" I'm not surprised to know that you read Dawkins and Carl Sagan :)

[doford]

Thomas Heat her wick. Nice name

[highwayknite]

not 304th

[ethankegley]

steamroller:) great

[Thayer79]

The future looks AMAZING!

[TonyGT37]

wow the seed cathedral looks amazing in that fly-over...but whats with the ramps/inclines of the surrounding area though? is it gonna be a skatepark? :p that would be cool...

[KemaTheAtheist]

Absolutely brilliant. I can't wait to see more and more of these designs being used, especially the last one for appartment buildings.

[ChocolateTeddybar]

Amazing creations.

[Dixavd]

Those last apartment buildings looked beautiful - they looked like something out of a fantasy story.

[WeatherManToBe]

15th

[shakyl008]

@ihateslideshows u won this time mate... but only by 34 second