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In this episode of SPACES, Dimitrius and Leon Rost, AIA, Partner at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), examine the intricacies of higher education architecture, exploring the evolution of university buildings, the design process, and specific case studies from notable institutions. They discuss the importance of creating spaces that foster community and learning, the challenges of integrating modern design with historical contexts, and the future trends shaping higher education facilities. Leon emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to campus planning and the significance of understanding the student experience in design.If you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:Build Smart
Bjarke Ingels returns to continue his conversation in Part Two. Bjarke Ingels is one of the world's leading architects as the founder and creative director of renowned architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Recognized for his innovative approach to sustainable and futuristic design, Ingels has led transformative projects worldwide, including the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art in China and groundbreaking urban plans like The Dryline in New York. A partner in multiple ventures, he co-founded Nabr, a consumer-first housing company, and collaborated with Lonestar Data Holdings to create the Freedom Payload—a solar-powered, 3D-printed data center designed to store data on the Moon. Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2016, Ingels is renowned for pushing the boundaries of architecture to address global challenges, blending art, technology, and practicality to shape the future of urban living and sustainable development. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: LMNT Electrolytes https://drinklmnt.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.athleticnicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Squarespace https://squarespace.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Vivo Barefoot http://vivobarefoot.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA25' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter
Bjarke Ingels is one of the world's leading architects as the founder and creative director of renowned architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Recognized for his innovative approach to sustainable and futuristic design, Ingels has led transformative projects worldwide, including the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art in China and groundbreaking urban plans like The Dryline in New York. A partner in multiple ventures, he co-founded Nabr, a consumer-first housing company, and collaborated with Lonestar Data Holdings to create the Freedom Payload—a solar-powered, 3D-printed data center designed to store data on the Moon. Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2016, Ingels is renowned for pushing the boundaries of architecture to address global challenges, blending art, technology, and practicality to shape the future of urban living and sustainable development. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: LMNT Electrolytes https://drinklmnt.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.athleticnicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Squarespace https://squarespace.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Vivo Barefoot http://vivobarefoot.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA25' ------ House of Macadamias https://www.houseofmacadamias.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter
The Hearing Architecture podcast, proudly sponsored by Brickworks, presents Again and Again and Again, a mini-series hosted by Hilary Duff. Each week, we will bring you interviews and conversations as we seek better ways to understand, harness and deploy the expertise and knowledge of professionals currently within the design community, at home and abroad. Our guests are all experts on circularity within the building industry and share the aim to display that waste is not an accident but the consequence of decisions made at the design stage. Here is our opportunity. We, as designers, have an opportunity to do better. The architectural endeavour yields two distinctive outcomes, the addition of a building and the subtraction of a void. As construction takes shape -a curated assembly of materials, a corresponding void emerges in a location where these materials originally sourced, generally from elsewhere in the world. For years, designers have only been asked to consider result one: the building. But we've entered an age where architecture can no longer look over the impact of where and how materials are exploited. In this episode, I meet with Andy Coward, a Danish and UK-based structural engineer with 17 years of experience designing buildings and bridges, burning man installations, Apple stores, football stadiums, and architectural offices. Andy spent many of these years as an associate partner at Foster + Partners in London, where he first dappled in architectural projects. A shift to Scandinavia with his appointment as head of engineering at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in Copenhagen continued this trajectory, ignited his search for innovation within practice, and furthered his investigation into how structural materials can address climate change. His search for a fresh approach to making, designing, and using concrete led to the founding of his current practice Net Zero projects and one of his first offerings: the low-carbon structural system Minimass. Many within this circularity field talk about the requirement to move away from concrete and cement as a material. But here, we see Andy taking a different approach. Recognising that the world cannot stop its addiction to concrete overnight, he is instead advocating within the existing system helping it shift towards a better future. He asks how we can best use this material, how we can reduce our quantities, and be tactical in our composition of materials to allow concrete structures to live for longer. It's a logical evolution of a design philosophy: use the right material in the right place for the right purpose – no more, no less. In our discussion, Andy talks about two big challenges faced during construction: 1. The cost of materials: people have and will always fret about this. It's not new. 2. Carbon – A matter finally and importantly garnering more interest. It is becoming more and more apparent that these two items are intrinsically tied to each other and will only become more so as the availability of materials decreases, and the impacts of carbon become more apparent on our environment. Andy was challenged to create a system that focuses on reducing both at the same time. Andy notes that he is not a materials scientist – he will leave the invention of new materials to others. He is not a ‘robot' guy, not a software programmer, but is a designer. He has questioned how he can use this background to create a system which uses less. Less material and less labour. Today we begin our discussion with an analysis of our past, and how there may be clues to suggest the types of thinking we should apply to our current practice. Among other things we discuss the spectrum of beautiful and innovative concrete structures which emerged during the 20 century and modernism. Parabolic shells and thin arches with their fantastic use of minimal material and with a focus on forces in tension and compression. They emerged from a time when materials were scarce but labour was cheap. Our discussion today queries what will happen in the future where materials are again in short supply, but the cost of construction means we must think differently. This has been Again&Again&Again, a mini-series of Hearing Architecture, proudly sponsored by Brickworks, made possible with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation, and recorded during a period of residency with the Danish Arts Association in Copenhagen. Thank you so much for listening and thank you to our international guest Andy Coward, of Net Zero Projects. Thank you for sharing how your innovative structural solutions open many benefits, opportunities and push the boundaries of the rigid systems we work within. Let's watch this space and we look forward to speaking with you again in the future. Our sponsor Brickworks also produces architecture podcasts hosted by Tim Ross. You can find ‘The Art of Living', ‘Architects Abroad, and ‘The Power of Two', at brickworks.com.au or your favourite podcast platform. If you'd like to show your support please rate, review, and subscribe to Hearing Architecture in your favourite podcast app. If you want to know more about what the Australian Institute of Architects is doing to support architects and the community please visit architecture.com.au This is a production by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. The miniseries Again&Again&Again is proudly supported by the Alstair Swayne Foundation. The Institute production team was Madelynn Jenkins, and Claudia McCarthy, and the EmAGN production team was Daniel Moore and Hilary Duff. Music by Blue Dot Sessions released under Creative Commons Licencing. This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group and Texas hotelier Liz Lambert discuss their joint project in Marfa, Texas, which expands Lambert's innovative campground hotel, El Cosmico. They describe their work with construction technology company, ICON, and their innovative approach to hospitality in the desert that uses the landscape and its materials for inspiration. Ingles and Lambert discuss how 3D printing technology and robotic construction holds promise for affordable housing projects, artisanal architecture, and even building on the moon. Learning objectives: · Describe the elements of El Cosmico's original design and how Bjarke Ingels and Liz Lambert plan to evolve it.· Explain the concept of El Cosmic in terms of how it uses materials and landscape to reshape the idea of luxury camping.· List the ways 3D printing and robotic construction can support affordable housing projects and also maintain an artisan style, according to Ingels and Lambert.· Discuss the vision Lambert and Ingels have for how design and construction would be implemented on the moon or other planet.Credits: 0.5 AIA LU/HSWSpeaker: Aaron Prinz
Se Yoon Park, 2023. Image courtesy of Carvalho Park, New York. Se Yoon Park 박세윤 (b. 1979, South Korea) is a sculptor living and working in New York. Park's foundation in architecture is reverberated through the deft construction of his geometries and manipulation of gravity in his sculptural installations. Integral to his perspective is the deconstructivist approach of Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, founder of Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Netherlands, where Park began his career as an architect. Koolhaas' concept of the diagram, sourcing all possibilities on approach to a structure, is a defining principle of Park's practice as a sculptor. Park conducted his undergraduate studies in architecture at the department of Architectural Engineering at Yonsei University in Seoul and holds a Master of Architecture from Columbia University in New York. In addition to his time at OMA, his work in the realm of architecture includes positions with Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Fernando Romero Enterprise (FREE), and with Joshua Ramus (REX). Park began his exploration of light and shadow in his own work as a sculptor in 2014. His work has since been shown by the European Culture Centre in Venice, in tandem with the 57th Venice Biennale, at the United Nations in the 13th UNCCD exhibition, and in solo and two-person exhibitions in New York and Seoul, at Carvalho Park (New York), Gallery Mark (Seoul), and Huue Contemporary (Seoul, Singapore), and as public art commissions in South Korea. His work has been featured in the Brooklyn Rail, Wallpaper* magazine, Artnet News, Dovetail magazine, Surface, Naver Design Press, Artsy Editorial, the Seoulive, Segye Daily, Seoul Economy Daily, among others. Se Yoon Park, Installation view of Dream Pulley (left) and The Dark Blooms and Sings (right), 2023, Roots and Wings exhibition at Carvalho Park, New York. Image courtesy of Carvalho Park. Se Yoon Park, Installation view of Continuum: Father (left) and Continuum: Mother (right), 2023, Roots and Wings exhibition at Carvalho Park, New York. Image courtesy of Carvalho Park. Se Yoon Park, detail view of Continuum: Mother, Roots and Wings exhibition at Carvalho Park, New York. Image courtesy of Carvalho Park.
Christian is interested in human worlds, human perception and the skill of observation, which is reflected in the diversity of his professional experience. He has been a full time Professor of Applied Humanities at The New School for Social Research; a Senior Fellow at The Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) in Tokyo, Japan and a Distinguished Visitor at The Buffett Center for International Affairs at Northwestern University in Chicago.He co-founded ReD Associates, a pioneering consultancy with offices in Copenhagen, Paris, London and New York City, and a health data start-up Lateral Data based in Dallas TX. His board appointments include Chairman of the top-tier architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group: BIG; Independent director of the luxury furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen; Independent director and Nomination/Governance Committee chairman at the battery metals company The Metals Company; Member of the high-end home textiles manufacturer Kvadrat; and Board member at Red Associates Holding. His work has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, and Bloomberg Business week. And he is the author of three books: The Moment of Clarity - Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems Sensemaking - The Power of The Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm And just released:Look - How to pay attention in a world of distraction. Learn more about Christian: Connect on LinkedIn See more of his work Learn more about NDM at NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org. Where to find the hosts: Brian Moon Brian's website Brian's LinkedIn Brian's Twitter Laura Militello Laura's website Laura's LinkedIn Laura's Twitter
This week we're back in the Big Apple to talk about The B1M's latest long-form video; "New York's Chrysler Building is Being Covered Up". Arguably, NYC is the most famous city in the world for tall buildings - but when is it too much? Should there be protected sight-lines to shield historic landmark skyscrapers from being covered up? Are the numerous new proposals any good? We cover it all on this weeks episode! Also in the show we chat about the IQON Tower - Quito, Ecuador's new tallest building designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Later, we look at the newly proposed Science Centre in Singapore designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Architects 61. The building is inspired by the forms of the city's Jurong Lake Gardens and features large windows - or "monocles" - that offer views of the lake and surrounding landscape. As per usual, we feature YOUR comments and thoughts on these projects!This episode is sponsored by Red TeamGet in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Praha zná vítěze mezinárodní architektonické soutěže na podobu Vltavské filharmonie, je jím tým dánského studia Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) v čele s Bjarkem Ingelsem a Brianem Yangem. Vítězný projekt moderního hudebního centra, které v budoucnu vznikne v pražských Holešovicích, nepracuje pouze s budovou jako takovou, ale přináší i nápaditá řešení veřejného prostoru, počítá se zpřístupněním břehu řeky a otevírá venkovní terasy filharmonie včetně střechy všem bez rozdílu.Všechny díly podcastu Mozaika můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.
In this week's episode, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has finally revealed its plans for a new office scheme next to the Financial Times building on the Thames. Structural plywood was used to help reduce the carbon footprint of an Oregon office building designed by Lever Architecture for a nonprofit organisation. Training includes both online learning and live demonstrations at CSIC's Innovation Factory in Hamilton – home to the UK's only commercial-scale vacuum press for manufacturing cross-laminated and glue-laminated timber components, and a Pilot Insulation Line for trialling new insulation materials. The Strongfloor Timber Concrete Composite system is supported by HASSLACHER NORICA TIMBER's Glulam, XLam's CLT & Peikko Group Corporation's Delta Beam, which shows Strongfloor's versatility. The visualization presents monthly global temperature anomalies between the years 1880-2021.Production by Deeelicious BeatsMusic "Game Play" by Quality QuestPodcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Productionwww.masstimberconstruction.comSponsors of the Podcast:RothoblaasRothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.
In the past decade, the number of small architecture firms has been shrinking while the number of large firms has increased. The reason? A steep rise in the complexity of the projects firms are working on. As buildings get taller and more advanced, firms need bigger teams to handle the scope. And those teams would be lost without a good project manager to organize it all. Flora Bao, project manager at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), shared what it takes to be an excellent project manager, from soft skills to design knowledge to balancing internal and external goals.Interview Takeaways Meet demands of large projects with larger firms Balance design experience with communication Change the PM role based on firm size Use simple tools Figure out org charts Cut up large projects into chunks Develop soft skills Clarify internal and external goals Work with each team member individually Embrace generalist teams Gather experience Succeed by making everyone happy Show Links Check out BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Follow BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group on LinkedIn or Twitter Connect with Flora Bao on LinkedIn Connect with George Valdes on LinkedIn or Twitter Check out Monograph Follow Monograph on LinkedIn or Instagram Listen and read more about Monograph
Maciej Jakub Zawadzki after working for several years at two international renowned offices, Bjarke Ingels Group BIG in Copenhagen and MVRDV in Rotterdam, decided to establish his own practice MJZ. He will share with us how this wealth of experience shaped his professional career, leading him to realize his own firm in Poland. Deeply imbedded in his office's DNA is an attentive concern towards a sustainable and resilient design, with a conscious awareness for ecological and climatic issues. Technology and digital craft play an important role to enhance everyday living conditions. Maciej's architecture, human-centered and community inclusive, addresses important contextual problems from climate change, water retention, disaster mitigation, green strategies, to circular economy and socially responsive design. We will talk about ‘Gardens of the Future', a recent proposal he has done for an urban farm and natural food production center in Poland. Referring to his design approach focused in implementing greener energy, he will illustrate his interesting concept about a power station for a future battery-car run city. Part of the conversation will be also dedicated to the proposals to transform highly-traffic and polluted highways, fragmenting the dense metropolis, as the heart of Warsaw, Seoul, and Atlanta, into green-woven corridors, able to blend urban and social fabric. And to conclude, he will give an anticipation of LURE, the latest laboratory for Urban Research and Education founded in 2021, that applies digital modeling, robotics, AI and technological systems for future constructions.
Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), shares how empathy for the community drives his creative design solutions, which include incorporating a ski slope and climbing wall into the exterior of a waste-to-energy plant.
Born of Nigerian heritage in the United States, Azeez chose the career path of architectural visualizations and photography as his storytelling and purpose-driven medium. Here is a slice of his American experience so far. Guest Azeez Bakare Azeez Bakare is a 3D Artist, Photographer, and Videographer who helps firms, agencies, developers, and solopreneurs translate their ideas into high-quality visualization. Spending over 9 years in the industry, Azeez knows that quality in visualization matters. Azeez secured a lead role at top Architecture/Engineering firm, HOK, and 3D visualist position with emmy-award winning agency, DBOX. Since starting his own virtual studio team in 2015, Azeez has landed production contracts with top international companies such as Nike, Airbnb, Google, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and the Miami Dolphins. He’s landed coverage in print with A+U Magazine, Miami Magazine, and Ocean Drive. His work has been featured in broadcast outlets around the world including CNN Style, Architectural Digest, TMZ, Wallpaper Magazine, and ArchDaily. In addition to his work experience, Azeez is an official ambassador with Google, selected as a top 50 creative out of 2,000+ members internationally. A certified visualist, recently presenting on the topic of 3D Visualization at the National Conference of NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects). He is a member and advocate of Black Architects in the Making (BAM), an equal opportunity program focused on enhancing students’ awareness about architecture. Run through the Miami Center for Architecture and Design (MCAD), the program encourages young Black students to consider architecture as a career. Azeez is was awarded locally for visualizations used in the Wynwood Greenhouse competition in Miami, FL. Azeez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture, and minor in Visual Communication Design from The Ohio State University. About Urblandia Urblandia is an emerging platform focused on amplifying positive impact entrepreneurship. Join us on urblandia.com
Sheela Maini Søgaard er CEO for Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) og styrer normalt virksomheden og dens 600 medarbejdere fra sit kontor i Brooklyn, New York City. Men et dødsfald i den nærmeste familie har uventet bragt hende til Danmark midt i Corona-krisen. I denne samtale med Estate Medias chefredaktør, Kamilla Sevel, reflekterer Sheela Maini Søgaard over forskellene mellem USA og Danmark og hvilke ledelsesmæssige udfordringer en pandemi giver en stor, international virksomhed og hvordan en sundhedskrise kan ændre fremtiden for arkitekt- og ejendomsbranchen og måden vi arbejder sammen på i virksomheder verden over.
Hello guys! Thank you for checking out another episode from The Archiologist Podcast. Today we have a very lively interview with Bryan Maddock, this episode was recorded before the lockdown started happening. It was the first episode in person and I have to say, we laughed SO much and it was amazing just to see the interaction we were having face to face. I can't wait to meet with Bryan in the future again. So, a little bit about Bryan, he is an architect, Director of Fantastic Offense, and a part Instructor of Architecture at The Design School at Arizona State University. Maddock's ongoing research and design work emphasize utopia as a strategic tool for proactive rebellion and a call for a renewed professional agency. Prior to Fantastic Offense, Bryan Maddock was a project designer at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in New York and a designer at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Hong Kong. Asides from all professional success he has had in his career, he has had immense success in his new business opportunity called Dimensions.Guide. Dimensions.Guide is a comprehensive reference database of dimensioned drawings documenting the standard measurements and sizes of the everyday objects and spaces that make up our world. He offers resources to professional designers, students, and the public alike as a way to enhance our global collective awareness of the parameters and dimensions of the things around us. From all his background you can tell this is going to be a very interesting interview! We talked about his experience in school, about the fact that he actually started school as a graphic designer, and later merged into architecture. How working at incredible firms at BIG and OMA made him a better designer, what he learned through this, and WHY he left the office world. We then talk about how architecture is a very multidisciplinary career and why exactly he chose to view architecture, not as a construct of buildings, but more as a way to help others through Dimensions Guide and also his own practice for speculative design, Fantastic Offense. But I really don't want to spoil it for you, because you have to listen on your own to our conversation. I'm sure this will help many of you that currently feel stuck at your jobs and want to diversify into different mediums of creativity. Without any further ado, let the talk begin! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Sheela Søgaard, Partner and CEO at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) isn’t an architect, but her leadership has been critical to the firm’s rapid global growth. In a candid conversation with DAC’s Jen Masengarb, Søgaard shares her insight on the business of architecture and how the firm works to close gender and pay gaps. Generous funding is provided by Realdania and the Danish Industry Foundation which also support BLOX Talks, DAC’s lecture series which featured Søggard.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, the founding partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been disrupting the architecture world for the past 20 years. As part of BIG’s FORMGIVING exhibition at DAC, Ingels sat down with DAC’s Jen Masengarb in a lively chat on a range of topics – from philosophy to technology to the architect from history he’d most like to meet. Generous funding is provided by Realdania and the Danish Industry Foundation which also support BLOX Talks, DAC’s lecture series which featured Ingels.
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com NYC WATERFRONT PLAN INCLUDES BIG-DESIGNED TOWERS, BEACH Two Trees Management, the team behind redevelopment of the Domino Sugar factory site, hopes to redevelop a 3.5-acre piece of land on the Williamsburg waterfront in NYC with two, up to 650-ft-tall, mixed-use towers designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and a six-acre public park with a beach, Curbed New York is among outlets to report. The towers would include 1,000 residential units, a 47,000-ft2 YMCA, 30,000 ft2 of retail and 75,000 ft2 of office space. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the firm behind the High Line, the park would provide public access to the East River with an esplanade, a sand beach, tidal pools, a fishing pier and a boating cove. Also on the drawing board is 5,000 ft2 of "community kiosks" and kayak rentals. Two Trees Principal Jed Walentas said he hopes to get approval (including rezoning) within two years, and the project would then take roughly five years to complete. Image credit: courtesy of Two Trees Management, BIG and James Corner Field Operations To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn
Bjarke Ingels communicates the value—and world-changing potential—of architecture with the giddy enthusiasm and excitement of a sci-fi obsessive anticipating the next big Hollywood blockbuster. This is an analogy that especially makes sense when one gets deep into conversation with Ingels, as Andrew Zuckerman recently did for this episode of Time Sensitive. At age 44, the Danish-born Ingels has become one of the most widely known and talked about practitioners in his field, reaching a level of fame and notoriety that most leading architects don’t see until they’re nearly twice his age. How did he do it? The answer lies largely in comics, or at least that’s where his success story starts. Dreaming of becoming an illustrator or cartoonist, Ingels found a path to architecture through art school. This background allowed him, over time, to shrewdly distill compelling narratives into everything his firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), does, whether a Copenhagen waste-to-energy plant that doubles as a ski mountain, a proposed floating city in the sea, or a Shenzhen skyscraper. On this episode, Ingels discusses his circuitous path to prominence; why he named his newborn Darwin; some of BIG’s latest undertakings, including The Dryline masterplan in New York; and why architects, developers, city planners, and others all need to take a longer view when it comes to creating our built environments.
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com BIG DOUBLES DOWN ON QUITO WITH INSPIRED MIXED-USE TOWER Following the under-construction, mixed-use IQON tower in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled a second project there: a 24-story mixed-use tower called EPIQ that takes inspiration from the city’s historic red herringbone sidewalks and the landscaped park it faces, dezeen reports. Designed in collaboration with Quito’s Uribe & Schwarzkopf, EPIQ consists of two curved blocks clad in a red herringbone façade with pockets of greenery. It will incorporate numerous sustainable features and have amenities such as an outdoor swimming pool, a cinema, bowling alley and arty areas. Slated for completion in 2022, EPIQ will rise from site near Quito’s Old City in the Parque La Carolina neighborhood and join projects by architects such as Moshe Safdie. Image credit: BIG To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTune s│Google Play|SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels born 2 October 1974 is often cited as one of the most inspirational architects of our time. At an age when many architects are just beginning to establish themselves in professional practice, Ingels has already won numerous competitions and achieved a level of critical acclaim that is rare for new names in the industry. He is the founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), widely known for buildings that defy convention while incorporating sustainable development principles and bold sociological concepts.
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com KONE PROVIDING VT FOR GOOGLE’S LONDON “LANDSCRAPER” Google has selected KONE to provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package for its new U.K. headquarters, the 11-story, 312-m-long "landscraper" KGX1 in London's King's Cross being built by Lendlease and designed by Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Construction Enquirer reports. The order includes 38 elevators and two escalators. KONE Executive Vice President, Central and North Europe Thomas Hinnerskov said the structure will bring a "whole new concept of working" to a busy area of London. London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who inaugurated KGX1 in late 2017, referred to the US$1.3-billion investment that will house up to 7,000 employees as a sign that the city is open for business despite Brexit looming, Quartz previously reported. Comparable in length to the height of the Empire State Building in New York City, the structure could be a sign of future development in regions such as the U.S. Midwest. It could also open up possibilities for thyssenkrupp's ropeless, sideways-moving MULTI elevator system. Image credit: Courtesy of Heatherwick Studios To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play|SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn
In this episode, we talk about the documentary, BIG Time, that focuses on the world renowned architect Bjarke Ingels and his architecture firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). We talk about several iconic scenes from the documentary that reveals the life of one of the world’s prolific designers and its relationship to the issues, ambitions, and decisions faced by all designers. BIG Time is a documentary that places viewers in Bjarke Ingel’s life over the period of 1 to 2 years. Throughout the film, we see what it’s like to be a world renowned architect with an architecture firm located in two continents. From making the decision to expand BIG from Copenhagen, Denmark to New York City, NY to sketching the design process of a handful of BIG’s architecture projects, this documentary reveals the non-stop and fast paced life of the architect. During our discussion, Mike and I talk about how our admiration of Bjarke Ingel’s as a person and the architecture firm, BIG. We geek out over one of his books, his persona, and that Ingels is the creative partner at BIG and Sheela Søgaard is the CEO who oversees the entire firm. We speculate about the strategic move for all of the partners to BIG to focus on the areas of the firm with their strengths. Check out the trailer for BIG Time here, which is available on Netflix, and Bjarke Ingel’s Group here.
In this podcast interview, my guest is Daniel Sundlin, a partner at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in New York. We talk about how BIG innovates and what opportunities and challenges digitalization brings to architecture. BIG is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers, builders, and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, […] The post A Culture of Innovation – Interview with Daniel Sundlin, Partner at Bjarke Ingels Group appeared first on AEC Business.
In the future, streets will communicate with every road user – this hypothesis is put forward by architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in their vision of mobility of the future. Visitors to Design Miami/ 2011 (November 29 to December 4) can discover what the architecture group’s idea actually looks like. In cooperation with AUDI AG, they have created the interactive LED installation “Urban Future”. At its heart is the Audi A2 concept: an integral part of the future model that connects to its environment.
Straßen kommunizieren in Zukunft mit allen Verkehrsteilnehmern – diese These stellt das Architekturbüro Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in ihrer Vision über die Mobilität der Zukunft auf. Wie die Idee der Architekten konkret aussieht, können Besucher der Messe Design Miami/ 2011 (29. November bis 4. Dezember) erleben. In Kooperation mit Audi haben sie die interaktive LED-Installation „Urban Future“ geschaffen. Im Zentrum des futuristischen Modells befindet sich der Audi A2 concept, der mit Straße und Verkehrsteilnehmern kommuniziert.