Tag: tedx

Seven Principles for Building Better Cities

More than half of the worlds population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050.

The Genius Behind Some of The Worlds Most Famous Buildings

Renzo Piano is a builder of shelters for human beings and communities.

How Megacities are Changing the Map of the World

“I want you to reimagine how life is organized on earth,” says global strategist Parag Khanna. As our expanding cities grow ever more connected through transportation, energy and communications networks, we evolve from geography to what he calls “connectography.” This emerging global network civilisation holds the promise of reducing pollution and inequality and even overcoming geopolitical rivalries. In this talk, Khanna asks us to embrace a new maxim for the future: “Connectivity is destiny.”