Innovative Architecture to ensure a Sustainable Future.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self organised events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. TEDxPortOfSpain was hosted in Trinidad on 11 November 2011 under the theme:

Changing Conversations 11.11.11

“First the thought then the action.”

It’s a cliché, but it describes the order of life. Everything happens on the level of thought before it manifests in actual form. If we are to change Trinidad and Tobago, the change must begin at the level of our thinking. One powerful influencer in changing our thinking is to change the conversation. The more the conversation changes, the more likely we will see a change of action. This is the presentation of Architect Mark Raymond.

Mark Raymond studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and since returning to Trinidad in 1993 has been responsible for a wide range of architectural, urban design and planning projects throughout the Caribbean. Mark has lectured on his work at the Caribbean School of Architecture in Kingston, Jamaica, UNPHU in Santo Domingo, London Metropolitan University and more recently at Yale University. He is interested in the capacity of innovative architectural, urban and landscape design to ensure a sustainable future.