Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Bundgaard Ingelsis a Danish architect. He is the founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Groupsince 2005. He is known for buildings that defy traditional architectural conventions and dimensions, ranging from representations of mountains to snowflakes. His designs incorporate sustainable development ideas and sociological concepts, along with sloped lines that are shaped to their surroundings...
NationalityDanish
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth2 October 1974
CountryDenmark
In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.
I think architecture is rarely the product of a single ideology. It's more like it can be shaped by a really big idea. It can accommodate a lot of life forms.
Architecture is restricted to such a limited vocabulary. A building is either a high-rise or a perimeter block or a town house.
For me, architecture is the means, not the end. It's a means of making different life forms possible.
Architects have to become designers of eco-systems. Not just designers of beautiful facades or beautiful sculptures, but systems of economy and ecology, where we channel the flow not only of people, but also the flow of resources through our cities and buildings.