# Turning dunes into architecture

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Magnus Larsson
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/magnus_larsson_turning_dunes_into_architecture)
- 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)

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

## Lectures

1. [Turning dunes into architecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/magnus_larsson_turning_dunes_into_architecture/2e0a8e654bc0), 12 min (TED's player)