Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Architect Dr. Sally Mackereth joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about architecture. Is Brutalist architecture really ugly? Is there a theoretical limit of how tall a building can be on Earth? Does the climate of a city affect how architecture is built? Answers to these questions and many more await on Architecture Support.
*WIRED recommends:*
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#Architecture #BurjKhalifa #Brutalism
00:00 - Architecture Support
00:12 - Burj Khalifa, raise the roof
01:03 - The Walkie Scorchie
01:59 - No cutting corners here
03:04 - Let's be brutally honest…
04:41 - The climate keeps architects on their toes
05:39 - If it ain't broke, redesign it
06:43 - Honey, I shrunk the building
08:16 - "There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?"
09:08 - Architect vs. Architectural Designer
09:51 - Draft mode is always on
10:46 - Frank Lloyd Wright, the American GOAT
11:52 - I talk and I draw things…
13:04 - Rome wasn’t built in a day, but your house was
14:16 - Blueprints need a strong foundation
15:00 - Pompidou or Pompidon’t?
15:53 - Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
16:34 - “Architect’s dream is an engineer’s worst nightmare”
17:15 - Louvre: the pyramid polarization
17:53 - An architect’s laboratory
_Sculpture credit: Sphere et cubes, 2014 by Karen Ctorza._
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Architect Dr. Sally Mackereth joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about architecture. Is Brutalist architecture really ugly? Is there a theoretical limit of how tall a building can be on Earth? Does the climate of a city affect how architecture is built? Answers to these questions and many more await on Architecture Support.
*WIRED recommends:*
youtu.be/O3svEfSbsFQ
youtu.be/k-HZIFIoy3Q
youtu.be/VAVAMe9gxKA
Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D
#Architecture #BurjKhalifa #Brutalism
00:00 - Architecture Support
00:12 - Burj Khalifa, raise the roof
01:03 - The Walkie Scorchie
01:59 - No cutting corners here
03:04 - Let's be brutally honest…
04:41 - The climate keeps architects on their toes
05:39 - If it ain't broke, redesign it
06:43 - Honey, I shrunk the building
08:16 - "There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?"
09:08 - Architect vs. Architectural Designer
09:51 - Draft mode is always on
10:46 - Frank Lloyd Wright, the American GOAT
11:52 - I talk and I draw things…
13:04 - Rome wasn’t built in a day, but your house was
14:16 - Blueprints need a strong foundation
15:00 - Pompidou or Pompidon’t?
15:53 - Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
16:34 - “Architect’s dream is an engineer’s worst nightmare”
17:15 - Louvre: the pyramid polarization
17:53 - An architect’s laboratory
_Sculpture credit: Sphere et cubes, 2014 by Karen Ctorza._
Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc
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Facebook ►►facebook.com/wired
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ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.
