The Architect Behind Some of the World’s Boldest Buildings

Bjarke Ingels, founder of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has designed some of the world’s most ambitious buildings, from Google’s campuses to climate defenses for New York City. Walking through the models behind his work, Ingels outlines how architecture responds to economic uncertainty, political pressure and environmental risk, and why buildings should do more than serve a function, they should give something back to the city.

A favorite of eco-friendly urban planners and the technocrat class, the Danish designer has been getting by on government and donor-subsidized projects as shareholders keep purse strings tight.#urb

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