Bjarke ingels
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Bjarke Ingels is a Danish architect born October 2, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is spearheading a new generation of Danish architects including Dorte Mandrup-Poulsen, Force4, Julien de Smedt, A.A.R.T, CEBRA, NORD and COBE.
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[edit] Early career
Bjarke Ingels studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts Architect School in Copenhagen from 1993 to 1999. During studies he also attended Technica Superior de Arquitectura in Barcelona (1996-1997). He worked at Office of Metropolitan Architecture and Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam (1998-2001).
[edit] PLOT and BIG years
In 2001, founded the practice PLOT together with Belgian OMA colleague Julien de Smedt. In January 2006, PLOT disbanded and Bjarke Ingels created Bjarke Ingels Group, BIG, while his former partner founded Julien de Smedt Design, JDS Design.
[edit] Design philosophy
On explaining his design ideas, Bjarke Ingels has stated:
| “ | Historically the field of architecture has been dominated by 2 opposing extremes. On one side an avant-garde full of crazy ideas. Originating from philosophy, mysticism or a fascination of the formal potential of computer visualizations they are often so detached from reality that they fail to become something other than eccentric curiosities. On the other side there are well organized corporate consultants that build predictable and boring boxes of high standard. Architecture seems to be entrenched in two equally unfertile fronts: Either naively utopian or petrifying pragmatic. We believe that there is a third way wedged in the no mans land between the diametrical opposites. Or in the small but very fertile overlap between the two. A pragmatic utopian architecture that takes on the creation of socially, economically and environmentally perfect places as a practical objective. | ” |
[edit] Key Projects
- Big House Mixed Use, 62,000 m2, Completion 2009, DK
- Wings Residences, 19,600 m2, Completion 2009, DK
- Odense Aqua Center, 5,000 m2, Completion 2009, DK
- Mountain Dwellings, 33,000 m2, Completion 2008, DK
- Headquarters for Sjakket, 2,000 m2, Completion 2007, DK
- Helsingør Psychiatric Hospital, 6,000 m2, Completion 2005, DK
- Houses in Ørestad, 25,000 m2, Completion 2005, DK
- Maritime Youth House, 2,000 m2, 1st prize, Completion 2004, DK
- Islands Brygge Harbor Bath, 2,500 m2, Completion 2003, DK
[edit] Awards
- 2007 Contract World Award for Best Interior - Headquarters for Sjakket
- 2007 IOC Honorable Mention - Islands Brygge Harbor Bath
- 2007 Mies van der Rohe Award Traveling Exhibition - VM-houses
- 2006 FORUM AWARD, Best Building in Scandinavia - VM-houses
- 2005 Mies van der Rohe Award- Special Mention - Maritime Youth House
- 2004 Copenhagen Award for Architecture - Maritime Youth House
- 2004 ar+d award for the Maritime Youth House
- 2004 Golden Lion, Venice Biennale, for Stavanger Concert Hall
- 2003 Scanorama Design Award
- 2003 Henning Larsen Prize
- 2002 Nykredits Architecture Prize
- 2001 Henning Larsen Prize
[edit] References
http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/2maga/au/Architects/p/PLOT.html http://www.architecture-page.com/go/people/profiles/bjarke-ingels-group http://www.egodesign.ca/en/article.php?article_id=170
