# The architectural wonder of impermanent cities

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2019
- Speaker: Rahul Mehrotra
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rahul_mehrotra_the_architectural_wonder_of_impermanent_cities)
- 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)

Every 12 years, a megacity springs up in India for the Kumbh Mela religious festival -- what's built in ten weeks is completely disassembled in one. What can we learn from this fully functioning, temporary settlement? In a visionary talk, urban designer Rahul Mehrotra explores the benefits of building impermanent cities that can travel, adapt or even disappear, leaving the lightest possible footprint on the planet.

## Lectures

1. [The architectural wonder of impermanent cities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rahul_mehrotra_the_architectural_wonder_of_impermanent_cities/cc14106dab27), 14 min (TED's player)