The first TED talk that I watched was Emergency Shelters Made From Paper by Shigeru Ban. I enjoyed this video because it was very interesting in many ways.
This TED talk was presented by an architect that thought it would be a great idea to start researching building with brown tubes made of recycled material. He started his research by testing and was surprised to find out that it was much stronger than he expected. The recycled paper is waterproof and has the potential to be fireproof. Mr. Ban started building with the paper tubes and found that it was very successful. He was asked to build a pavilion at an expo in the year 2000. His major concern was not the final project but it was what happened to it afterward. Since the pavilions that the different countries made are torn down afterward, he made sure that it would be recycled instead of turned into a bunch of industrial waste. I thought that this was very insightful of him.
Mr. Ban then proceeds by saying that he wants to expand his paper buildings to help the poor. He gives examples of how he helped people with his structures, including building shelters in Rwanda, Japan, Turkey, West India, Sri Lanka, and Haiti. He didn't only build shelters, but he also constructed two churches, a school, and an auditorium for people who had lost their buildings in natural disasters.
I thought that this use of recycled material was brilliant. I am glad to see that Mr. Ban could be far beyond successful with his architecture. What surprised me was that he was not only looking for a new invention of building material, but he took the initiative to use if for ones who are in need. Mr. Ban has changed lives with his architecture and I find this inspiring. This video makes me want to see his structures and how the people that are using them are doing. I hope that I can do something as big as Mr. Ban one day. I would highly recommend watching this video.
This TED talk was presented by an architect that thought it would be a great idea to start researching building with brown tubes made of recycled material. He started his research by testing and was surprised to find out that it was much stronger than he expected. The recycled paper is waterproof and has the potential to be fireproof. Mr. Ban started building with the paper tubes and found that it was very successful. He was asked to build a pavilion at an expo in the year 2000. His major concern was not the final project but it was what happened to it afterward. Since the pavilions that the different countries made are torn down afterward, he made sure that it would be recycled instead of turned into a bunch of industrial waste. I thought that this was very insightful of him.
Mr. Ban then proceeds by saying that he wants to expand his paper buildings to help the poor. He gives examples of how he helped people with his structures, including building shelters in Rwanda, Japan, Turkey, West India, Sri Lanka, and Haiti. He didn't only build shelters, but he also constructed two churches, a school, and an auditorium for people who had lost their buildings in natural disasters.
I thought that this use of recycled material was brilliant. I am glad to see that Mr. Ban could be far beyond successful with his architecture. What surprised me was that he was not only looking for a new invention of building material, but he took the initiative to use if for ones who are in need. Mr. Ban has changed lives with his architecture and I find this inspiring. This video makes me want to see his structures and how the people that are using them are doing. I hope that I can do something as big as Mr. Ban one day. I would highly recommend watching this video.