# My architectural philosophy? Bring the community into the process

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2014
- Speaker: Alejandro Aravena
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alejandro_aravena_my_architectural_philosophy_bring_the_community_into_the_process)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When asked to build housing for 100 families in Chile ten years ago, Alejandro Aravena looked to an unusual inspiration: the wisdom of favelas and slums. Rather than building a large building with small units, he built flexible half-homes that each family could expand on. It was a complex problem, but with a simple solution — one that he arrived at by working with the families themselves. With a chalkboard and beautiful images of his designs, Aravena walks us through three projects where clever rethinking led to beautiful design with great benefit.

## Lectures

1. [My architectural philosophy? Bring the community into the process](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alejandro_aravena_my_architectural_philosophy_bring_the_community_into_the_process/77264f97eaac), 16 min (TED's player)