TEDxHouston

We are really really pleased to announce the arrival of TEDx in our very own town of Houston Texas. It’s not specifically related to Animal Architecture, but Cary Wolfe (previously featured on Animal Architecture) will be speaking along with some other seriously amazing people. Besides, it’s TED and it’s awesome, we have to mention it. For those of you who know TED and TEDx this is definitely a cause for excitement. For those of you new to the whole TED-thing we highly recommend checking it out. There’s an incredible amount of mind-blowing material out there and as we’ll all find out shortly lots of it is here in our own home town. All of the details can be found at http://tedxhouston.com/. But the basic gist is listed below. The list of speakers is going to be amazing, some are already confirmed on the site. Register now, seats are filling up fast. See you there!
What: TEDxHouston, a mind-bending day of some of the most amazing talks you’ll ever hear in person.
Where: The Wortham Theater at the University of Houston.
When: June 12th, all day.
Why: Because it’s seriously amazing.
How: Apply online. Ticket prices will be announced soon.
Ned Dodington received a B.A. in Art History from Carleton College in 2003 and an M.Arch from Rice university in 2009. While at Rice Ned devoted his graduate career to studying potential points of architectural design intervention in biological systems. His work has/will be soon published in Architectural Design Magazine, Brkt Magazine, and the Columbia University GSAP yearly student review. He has written for The Architetureal Society in New York, Manifold Magazine, and the Houstonist. His built installations have been shown in Minnesota and Houston and he has been awarded both the Technos international traveling fellowship in 2002 and the Mitchel Travel Fellowship in 2006. Ned is currently employed at PDR in Houston, Texas and manages two small businesses devoted to fostering creative communities in Houston.