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. 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. 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 http://www.ted.com/translate. Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/tednews Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives https://www.facebook.com/TED

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1. A beauty comes from nature, that means if something is beautiful, then it is natural.
2. respect!
3. good job
4. https://fullerfuture.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/buckminsterfuller-synergetics.pdf
5. SCIENCE AT ITS BEST. WE SHOULD LEARN MORE FROM NATURE THAN DESTROYING IT,
   THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN WE COULD RESTORE NATURE AND RESTORE EARTH BACK TO ITS PRIME.
6. WOW!
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7. this is incredible, what he's talking about is my dream
8. can you translate to arabic ? :( it seems important and a new vision to a better world
9. annnddddd sponsored by rolex?
10. Do deserts provide any ecological benefits not taken into account while talking about de-dessertification?
11. perfect.....absolutely perfect....
12. A perfect example of the kind of lectures we need today.
13. i think this video needs a lot more sharing and a lot more likes
14. Any reason why the idea of building these seawater greenhouses has not been considered for areas in the USA, for example California?
15. Fascinating speech and very inspiring. Thank you. Lest be positive that is right. 
16. they gonna use all this in future?
17. great video and innovative knowledge but its the persian gulf not the arabian
18. Thanks Michael - awesome talk.
19. Knowledge is power. We study so that we can make the world a better place. Once we transform it in a way that we're killing it, we gotta stop, look, think about it and study again for new solutions to new problems.