Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2011
  • www.ted.com A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.
    TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at www.ted.com/translate.
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  • @teguhakasha8512
    @teguhakasha8512 9 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This guy absolutely a genius !

  • @darthchrislord2167
    @darthchrislord2167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of the greatest architects of our day!

  • @myloveisprecious
    @myloveisprecious 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    All I can see is his sparkling brain!

  • @9mijiu
    @9mijiu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remembered the Seed Cathedral (UK Pavilion) in Shanghai EXPO 2010, that's absolutely awesome.

  • @avedic
    @avedic 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish Terence McKenna was alive to see all this. He often talked about how one day we would manifest our inner visions and the world of fractal geometry outward into architecture...the shell within which we live. The inner made manifest. Well, this is that. And it's only the beginning. Imagine what we will create 50 years from now. It's almost unfathomable to imagine. But getting a glimpse like this makes me so inspired and excited. This is an amazing time to be alive.

  • @lanka8786
    @lanka8786 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Love the way he speaks..so romantic...

  • @Dixavd
    @Dixavd 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @xDeltaF1x
    @xDeltaF1x 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That bridge is beautiful

  • @stellang3590
    @stellang3590 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is one of most talented artist and architect in the world

  • @bigbadcrazykillahbee
    @bigbadcrazykillahbee 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow what a magnificent bridge !! awesome design and mechanics involved:)

  • @chatsociety
    @chatsociety 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this ted talk, good job Thomas.

  • @wolf175
    @wolf175 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I adore your creativity !

  • @kharenurbano8971
    @kharenurbano8971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love you Thomas. I loved you ever since the Seed Cathedral up to this date. I will see you someday and hug you and take a selfie with you. I don't know how and when but I will and I know it :)

  • @Raziel_Knight
    @Raziel_Knight 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    The future looks AMAZING!

  • @ChocolateTeddybar
    @ChocolateTeddybar 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing creations.

  • @CHRISINMYHEAD
    @CHRISINMYHEAD 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for uploading

  • @killudumb
    @killudumb 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    shout-out from singapore!!
    really hope that you can come to Singapore to built something cool and yet meaningful at the same time :D

  • @sab611
    @sab611 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @fragelius
    @fragelius 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing! presintations like this light hope in me for humanity

  • @junho9811
    @junho9811 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    briliant guy..

  • @chingunmendbayar3257
    @chingunmendbayar3257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant designer, a role model.

  • @jimmysgameclips
    @jimmysgameclips 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great ted talk!

  • @MrMartini94
    @MrMartini94 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @thisscreensucks
    @thisscreensucks 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow, that last building site in malaysia was breathtaking

  • @gorodnoff
    @gorodnoff 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great and VERY talented man!

  • @davetv4705
    @davetv4705 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great idea. Kudos!!

  • @TravisBMasterson
    @TravisBMasterson 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome work¡

  • @maggru91
    @maggru91 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing just amazing.

  • @TonyGT37
    @TonyGT37 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    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...

  • @Lifeintakes
    @Lifeintakes 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @happytootoo
    @happytootoo 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    you inspired me: Thomas Heatherwick!!

  • @jimmysgameclips
    @jimmysgameclips 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS SEED CATHEDRAL BEFORE?!

  • @jodroboxes
    @jodroboxes 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like a good skate spot! :)

  • @SunnyHilltop
    @SunnyHilltop 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @JuliaCookeARockAndASoftPlace
    @JuliaCookeARockAndASoftPlace 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This seed cathedral is so beautiful I had to add it to my blog "A rock and a soft place". The Kew Millenium Seed Bank at Wakehurst that inspired it is worth visiting even if I suspect I won't go to Shanghai any time soon.

  • @ToastingaBiscuit
    @ToastingaBiscuit 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He has that supreme humility that most lack :)

  • @drealm
    @drealm 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @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.

  • @sakokosa
    @sakokosa 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    wonderful .

  • @peachykeen970
    @peachykeen970 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    brilliant

  • @ngarcia257
    @ngarcia257 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is awesome! ...

  • @LudicrousTachyon
    @LudicrousTachyon 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the power plant!

  • @pinochska
    @pinochska 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @nrnar
    @nrnar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow!

  • @joshuadavies108
    @joshuadavies108 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really want his shirt!

  • @00corin00
    @00corin00 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome!!!

  • @LeonidasGGG
    @LeonidasGGG 13 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @osaiasilolohea6107
    @osaiasilolohea6107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Harry Potter + Wolverine = Architect

  • @ilotitto
    @ilotitto 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want my driveway to open like that bridge

  • @gregdahlen4375
    @gregdahlen4375 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do slightly wonder if the seeds would have much value except the ones that are low down enough that people can see them. Would there have been much value to ones on the roof?
    And did they tell you the names of the seeds, that would have been useful?

  • @slaughtz
    @slaughtz 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kick ass.

  • @IridescentAudio
    @IridescentAudio 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    that bridge is fucking cool

  • @AverDim
    @AverDim 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @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!

  • @Lostpanda123
    @Lostpanda123 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    waw! Genius!

  • @mirageinmercuryshadow
    @mirageinmercuryshadow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This guy haz all the right quirks. I find him attractive :3

  • @nehorlavazapalka
    @nehorlavazapalka 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @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

  • @oicub2
    @oicub2 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome =-)

  • @peterbriers
    @peterbriers 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @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.

  • @invinciblemode
    @invinciblemode 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tix333
    @tix333 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @playaplastica
    @playaplastica 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW

  • @emikochan13
    @emikochan13 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @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....

  • @s.s.j2497
    @s.s.j2497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    as a student of architecture and urban design i found my favourite architect.

    • @pedroroque8681
      @pedroroque8681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's actually not an architect.

  • @lakshmanankomathmanalath
    @lakshmanankomathmanalath 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    great

  • @nedimkufi
    @nedimkufi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    he is a genius of Bio Mimicry approach, i guess

  • @Batman.Inside
    @Batman.Inside 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The vessel (USA) made this man famous again

  • @Nashy119
    @Nashy119 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Zenal_Hogan
    @Zenal_Hogan 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    gj thomas

  • @roidroid
    @roidroid 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @lukostello example?

  • @immaculateblisssaintpatric5202
    @immaculateblisssaintpatric5202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ist ja wie Hasbro!

  • @roidroid
    @roidroid 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @WyldOrbit never mentioned monetary gain

  • @roidroid
    @roidroid 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ChINNg28
    @ChINNg28 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He is so cute help

  • @tix333
    @tix333 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @SezSays
    @SezSays 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @adrianjervis9971
    @adrianjervis9971 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    12.17, the inside is a face !

  • @harbin9er
    @harbin9er 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    he sounds like Jude Law!

  • @drealm
    @drealm 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @jordandaniels7
    @jordandaniels7 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ThePureAura
    @ThePureAura 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @andybaldman
    @andybaldman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Seed Cathedral is what I call your mom.

  • @Ladyluck80srock
    @Ladyluck80srock 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In fact, he's not architect =)

  • @MrDSX91
    @MrDSX91 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet engineers hate this guy haha

  • @Kampup
    @Kampup 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ted are in bed with Monsanto now!!! the end of TED.

    • @nedimkufi
      @nedimkufi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      why dear. can you explain more please?

  • @iiblossobee
    @iiblossobee 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone else here because your school told you to watch this video as homework? No?...oh...just me then.

  • @emikochan13
    @emikochan13 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @nehorlavazapalka
    @nehorlavazapalka 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @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

  • @jsmith2144
    @jsmith2144 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Jared2324
    @Jared2324 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @reafdaw01
    @reafdaw01 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @roidroid
    @roidroid 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @leonidasx666 that's what i'm sayin

  • @reid300
    @reid300 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool but none were practical other than adding more green

  • @ihateslideshows
    @ihateslideshows 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st

  • @music_and_transitions
    @music_and_transitions 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, I don't..

  • @WeatherManToBe
    @WeatherManToBe 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    15th

  • @Bene9
    @Bene9 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:11 looks a lot like a face!

  • @omp835
    @omp835 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's way out of his league when he's talking about urban design. I think he ended on a weak note with that last project. Every thing else is spectacular, though.

  • @KingHypnosOne
    @KingHypnosOne 13 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @FractalBolt
    @FractalBolt 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @VreyOneida
    @VreyOneida 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Six people are dull and like big rectangles for buildings.

  • @talkcafe1842
    @talkcafe1842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Somebody help me make since of spending $150,000,000 dollars to create stairs that lead NO where?? Especially when 150,000 people in that city 🌃 could’ve used that money 💰 for food 🥘 🍱 , clothing, and shelter. I understand it’s his money but..... 🤦‍♀️