Third Places: Reimagining Architecture to Encourage Connection | Chris Ryan | TEDxNortheasternU

The way we gather has changed throughout my life and my work creating experiential and activity- based architecture. I've seen how the shift from physical to digital communities has changed not just how and where we work, but how and where we connect. We all have digital lives, but research suggests that too much time online and too much social media leads to increased loneliness.And the Surgeon General and CDC refer to loneliness and isolation as an epidemic that's as serious as things like smoking, obesit ...