Bjarke Ingels Group
| Bjarke Ingels Group | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Bjarke Ingels |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Mountain Dwellings 8 House |
Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is an international architectural firm founded in 2005 by Bjarke Ingels in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2010 it opened a branch office in New York City. It has won a number of international competitions and prizes.
History
Bjarke Ingels established BIG in late 2005 after he and his former partner, Julien De Smedt, decided to discontinue their common practice PLOT, which had gained considerable success since its establishment in 2001. His new firm continued to draw extensive national and international attention and won several international awards for its first completed commission, the Mountain, a residential project in Copenhagen which had been commenced by PLOT. Over the next couple of years, BIG won a number of international competitions and received several large commissions around the world. These include a waste-to-energy plant which doubles as a skislope in Copenhagen, Denmark, the West 57th Street apartment tower in New York for Durst Fetner Residential, the National Art Gallery of Greenland in Nuuk, headquarters for the Shenzhen Energy Company in Shenzhen, China and the Kimball Art Center in Utah, USA.
As of 1 December 2009, in response to the rapid growth of the company, the partnership was expanded with five new partners: Thomas Christoffersen, Jakob Lange, Finn Nørkjaer, Andreas Klok Pedersen, and David Zahle. At the same time, Sheela Maini Søgaard, managing director of the firm, and Kai-Uwe Bergmann, the director of business development and communications, were named associate partners.[1]
In 2010, BIG opened a branch office in New York City, where they have been commissioned to design a skyscraper.[2]
Selected projects
Completed
- Mountain Dwellings, Ørestad, Copenhagen (completed 2008)
- Danish pavilion, EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China
- 8 House, Ørestad, Copenhagen (2010)[3]
- Beach and Howe Tower, Vancouver, BC, Canada[4]
- Superkilen, innovative park for the ethnic inhabitants of the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen (competition win 2008, completed 2012)
In progress
- Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør, Denmark (u/c, completion 2011/12)
- Zira Island masterplan, Baku, Azerbaijan
- The Battery, Copenhagen
- New Tamayo Museum, Mexico City (competition win, April 2009)
- Kaufhauskanal, Hamburg, Germany (competition win, April 2009)[5]
- New Tallinn City Hall, Tallinn, Estonia (competition win, June 2009)[6]
- Astana National Library, Astana, Kazakhstan (competition win, August 2009)[7]
- Shenzhen International Energy Mansion, Shenzhen, China (competition win, September 2009)[8]
- World Village of Women Sports, Malmö, Sweden (competition win, November 2009)[9]
- Faroe Islands Education Centre, Thorshavn, Faroe Islands (competition win, December 2009)[10]
- Amagerforbrænding, copenhagen, Denmark (competition win 2011)[11]
- West 57, New York City, United States
- National Gallery, Nuuk, Greenland (competition win, February 2011)[12]
- Transitlager, Basel, Switzerland (competition win, November 2011)[13]
- Paris PARC, Paris, France (competition win, November 2011) [14]
- koutalaki ski village, Levi, Finland (competition win, 2011)[15]
- Kimball Art Centre, Park City, Utah, US (competition win, February 2012)[16]
- Cross # Towers, Seoul, South Korea[17]
- Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France (competition win, April 2012)[18]
- The Red Line, Tampere, Finland (competition win, May 2012)[19]
- Rose Rock International Finance Center, Tianjin, China[20]
- Phoenix Observation Tower, Phoenix, US[21]
Awards
- 2008 Forum AID Award for Best Building in Scandinavia in 2008 (for Mountain Dwellings)
- 2008 World Architecture Festival Award for Best Residential Building (for Mountain Dwellings)
- 2009 MIPIM Award for best residential development (for Mountain Dwellings)[22]
- 2009 ULI Award for Excellence (for Mountain Dwellings)[23]
- 2011 Prix Delarue, French Academy of Architecture, Paris [24]
- 2013 James Howard Kunstler Recognition[25]
- 2013 AIA Honor Award (Regional & Urban Design category) for Superkilen, American Institute of Architects[26]
- 2013 Progressive Architecture Award for Kimball Art Center[27]
Exhibitions
- 2007 BIG City, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York[28]
- 2009 Yes is More, Danish Architecture Centre, Copenhagen[29][30]
- 2010 Yes is More, CAPC Bordeaux
- 2014 The BIG Maze, National Building Museum [31]
Publications
- A Project as an Icon, an Icon as a Project, in STUDIO Architecture and Urbanism magazine[32] Issue#03 Icon, Milano, edited by Romolo Calabrese, 2012 Article
References
- ^ "Young Danes Think Big". Architectural Record. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "NYC design with a twist". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ "8 House". arcspace. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Shape shifting in Vancouver". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Kaufhauskanal Metrozone / BIG + Topotek1". ARCHdaily. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Tallinn City Hall by Bjarke Ingels Group". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Astana National Library by BIG". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Shenzhen International Energy Mansion by BIG". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Taking on the women of the world". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Faroe Islands Education Centre by BIG and Fuglark". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ "BIG Puts a Ski Slope on Copenhagen's New Waste-to-Energy Plant". Bustler. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "New National Gallery". arcspace. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ "Transitlager by BIG". Dezeen. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "A walk in the PARC". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "BIG architects: koutalaki ski village". designboom. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "A new twist". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "BIG contributes to towering design in Seoul". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "Team BIG+FREAKS Wins Competition for New Cultural Center in Bordeaux". Bustler. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "The Red Line". archello. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Rose Rock International Finance Center to be New Icon in Northern China/BIG". Evolo. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "BIG Designs Sexy Observation Tower for Phoenix". Bustler. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "MIPIM Awards Winners 2009 Announced". Bustler. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Urban Land Institute presents Award of Excellence to the Mountain". +MOOD. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Palmarès 2011 – Prix de l'Architecture de l'Académie d'architecture" (in French). batiactu. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ "The Eyesore of the Month". Retrieved 2013-02-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2013 AIA Institute Honor Awards - Regional & Urban Design". Bustler. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "60th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards". Architect. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ "LEGO Towers by Bjarke Ingels Group". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Yes is More". Danish Achitecture Centre. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Yes is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution' by Bjarke Ingels". dsgn world. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ {{|url=http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/exhibitions/the-big-maze.html}}
- ^ STUDIO Architecture and Urbanism magazine
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