# Why great architecture should tell a story

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal>London
- Speaker: Ole Scheeren
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Earth and environment, Astronomy and space, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ole_scheeren_why_great_architecture_should_tell_a_story)
- 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: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For architect Ole Scheeren, the people who live and work inside a building are as much a part of that building as concrete, steel and glass. He asks: Can architecture be about collaboration and storytelling instead of the isolation and hierarchy of a typical skyscraper? Visit five of Scheeren's buildings -- from a twisted tower in China to a floating cinema in the ocean in Thailand -- and learn the stories behind them.

## Lectures

1. [Why great architecture should tell a story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ole_scheeren_why_great_architecture_should_tell_a_story/167258356fc8), 17 min (TED's player)