Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture
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http://www.ted.com How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.
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what lame 11 people dislike this!
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Fish into Cardboard is not a closed loop.
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I'm studying chemistry and THIS is the reason why
1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos 2
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Please dont only focus on solar power
Nuclear is the way
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i have so much respect to architects who work with nature. Green architecture for building sustainability...very informative video. thank you.
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one of the best vids on youtube for sure.
2 months ago 2
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Inspiring and worth watching for. Thanks for having this video clip posted.
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Inspiring!
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@hmoodali2 Really? And the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf of Texas you morons?
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bcptbcpt 1 year ago 24
I like how he's talking about being humble and obtaining wisdom from nature.
SikhiArt 11 months ago 9