There’s an interesting ongoing discussion that surrounds how best to plan for and accommodate the ever growing world population. More than any other type of location, the major cities of the world have a fixed amount of land mass, but a constantly growing population that wishes to live there. That undeniable fact has pushed designers and architects to dream up new concepts, speaking to how the livability of any given city can be maintained, even enhanced, through the thoughtful and creative use of space, materials, and technology. A leading contributor in this area is Kent Larson, who in this Ted Talk shares his thoughts on the future of urban living, offering up some very cool design ideas and a positive take on how the city of tomorrow will function.