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DEC 15TH, 2021 - River Ring Receives City Approval to Move Forward

As reported by The Real Deal, BIG and Two Trees' River Ring project has officially received City approval to move forward into development. The milestone wraps up a breakneck land use review whereby the teams steered the project through the community board, borough president, City Planning Commission and City Council in just four months, which is "about as fast as it has ever been done."

"With the River Ring we close one of the last remaining gaps in the continuous transformation of the Williamsburg waterfront into a post-industrial urban park scape. Rather than stopping at the hard edge of the old dock, Metropolitan avenue is split into a pedestrian loop extending all the way into the river, connecting the dots of the concrete caissons to form an urban archipelago of recreative islands while protecting a beach with tidal pools and wetlands," said Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner & Creative Director. "The radical transformation of Copenhagen's port into a swimmable extension of the public space that we helped pioneer two decades ago, now seems to be knocking at the door in Williamsburg and the entire East River. The River Ring will be the first of many invitations for New Yorkers to dip their toes in the water.

DEC 9TH, 2021 - Nabr SoFA One Revealed

Nabr's first apartment building is officially public! Co-founded by Bjarke Ingels, Roni Bahar, and Nick Chim – and designed by BIG – Nabr applies technology and productization to increase the production of apartments available for sale in major cities, starting with San Jose. SoFA One brings much-needed housing to the heart of San Jose, and will break ground in 2022. "Our goal is to pioneer a new sustainable urban lifestyle. At SoFA One, residents have access to a Scandinavian-standard of quality of life, yet they are still in the hub of Silicon Valley, America's greatest innovation ecosystem. Residents get the best of both worlds," Bjarke Ingels.

DEC 6TH, 2021 - BIG's CopenHill Waste-To-Energy Plant named World Building Of The Year

BIG's CopenHill Amager Bakke project has been named as World Building Of The Year at the World Architecture Festival- marking the first time a Danish (and a power plant) project has won this category. Topped with a ski slope, hiking trail and climbing wall, CopenHill embodies the notion of hedonistic sustainability while aligning with Copenhagen's goal of becoming the world's first carbon-neutral city by 2025.

DEC 1ST, 2021 - The New York Times' Michael Kimmelman on The BIG U

New York Times architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman investigates the process of creating and implementing a protection plan that will protect residents from future climate events, and how The BIG U – a coastal resiliency project developed by BIG, One Architecture & Urbanism, Starr Whitehouse, James Lima, Arcadis, and many others for the Rebuild for Design initiative – relies equally on architects, urban planners, and the local community to implement a solution.

DEC 1ST, 2021 - A new innovation district in Norway: Oslo Science City

Anchored in the City of Oslo's 2019 " S trategy for the D evelopment of the K nowledge C apital " , the new 1.4 million m2 Oslo S cience C ity will create a physical framework for Norway's innovation environment of estimated 150,000 scientists, students , entrepreneurs , and contribute to the cou ntry's transition to renewable energy . The yearlong feasibility study is developed by BIG, A-lab, mobility experts CIVITAS, design community COMTE BUREAU and advisors Dr. Tim Moonen / THE BUSINESS OF CITIES and Leo Grünfeld / MENON ECONOMICS. T he innovation district aims to be a net zero emission area that builds on renewable energy, energy efficiency, circular economic principles and zero emission solutions during development and operation.

NOV 25TH, 2021 - 400+ student homes and hotel celebrates opening in Esbjerg, Denmark

This week marked the official opening of A Place To Hotel in the coastal town of Esbjerg, Denmark. The hotel will accommodate the city's many first-time and repeat visitors, who will enjoy outdoor spaces and generous views over the North Sea from each room and be immersed in local culture being surrounded by 400+ co-living student residences.

NOV 23RD, 2021 - Construction Update: Quito's IQON Residences Tops Out

IQON Residences – BIG's first project in South America, and Quito's now tallest building – has topped out. The building is made up of concrete boxes that are stacked 33 floors tall, with each box rotated to provide the best possible views and create outdoor terraces for each apartment. IQON aims compress the unique experience of Quito into a single building to create a vertical community: La Carolina Park climbing all the way up to the penthouse. IQON's construction is set to complete in early 2022.

NOV 10TH, 2021 - Cycling on Brooklyn Bridge almost doubles after opening of bike lane

According to new data provided by the Department of Transportation (DOT), cycling over the Brooklyn Bridge has almost doubled since the city opened the new dedicated bike lane. Conceptualized by BIG and WXY architecture + urban design, the new bike lane has reversed a years-long trend of declining bike ridership on the Brooklyn Bridge, which saw decreases in both months in 2020 compared to 2019, despite a bike boom across the city during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NOV 9TH, 2021 - Vancouver House Wins AFBC Architecture Award

The winners of the AFBC Architectural Awards of Excellence—the highest level of architectural awards in British Columbia—were announced on November 3, 2021, at the Polygon Gallery, with Vancouver House receiving an award for Design Excellence, in addition to being one of four projects to receive the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture.

NOV 5TH, 2021 - VIA Wins ULI NY Award for Excellence in Market-Rate Housing

Celebrated multi-family building, VIA – designed by BIG and developed by The Durst Organization – has won the 2021 Urban Land Institude NY Award of Excellence in Market-Rate Housing. Through its Global Awards for Excellence, the ULI's prestigious awards program honors best-in-class developments that reflect the responsible land use practice and creation of sustainable, thriving communities. ULI NY has noted VIA's unique form – the "courtscraper" – that combines the compactness, density, and intimacy of a classic courtyard building, with the airiness and the expansive views of a skyscraper.

OCT 29TH, 2021 - CopenHill wins Gold International Olympic Committee Award

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded BIG's CopenHill ski slope with a Gold Distinction for exemplary sports and leisure architecture- one of the world's most sought-after prizes for sports, leisure and recreational facilities. This marks BIG's fourth IOC accolade after previous wins for Superkilen, Sjakket Community Buildings, and Copenhagen Harbor Bath. Congratulations to all involved!

OCT 26TH, 2021 - BIG's 120 Fleet Street Reaches Major Milestone: Granted Planning Permission by City of London

The proposed redevelopment of the BIG-designed 120 Fleet Street has been granted planning permission by the City of London's Planning and Transportation Committee. In addition to the redevelopment providing public access to the iconic building's art deco foyer for the first time, 120 Fleet Street will meet strong sustainability standards and will emphasize workplace wellbeing – a significant upgrade to the existing building, which has inflexible floorplates and low environmental performance. To reduce the impact of redevelopment, two basement levels of the existing building will be retained and reused.

OCT 20TH, 2021 - The Smile Wins 2021 ULI Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable Housing Award

We're proud to share that The Smile has won a 2021 ULI Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award. Developed by Blumenfeld Development Group, the 260,000 square foot East Harlem residential building's facade gently slopes inwards liked a draped curtain, deviating from the hard, linear street edge in an elegant gesture and forming its namesake curved "smile" in bird's eye view. Upon entering The Smile, residents are immersed in an explosion of reds, blues, greens, and yellows, inspired by Harlem's Puerto Rican and Caribbean culture and history.

ABOUT

BIG-BJARKE INGELS GROUP

BIG is a Copenhagen, New York, London and Barcelona based group of architects, designers, urbanists, landscape professionals, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors. The office is currently involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. BIG's architecture emerges out of a careful analysis of how contemporary life constantly evolves and changes. Not least due to the influence from multicultural exchange, global economical flows and communication technologies, that all together require new ways of architectural and urban organization. We believe that in order to deal with today's challenges, architecture can profitably move into a field that has been largely unexplored. A pragmatic utopian architecture that steers clear of the petrifying pragmatism of boring boxes and the naïve utopian ideas of digital formalism. Like a form of programmatic alchemy, we create architecture by mixing conventional ingredients such as living, leisure, working, parking and shopping. By hitting the fertile overlap between pragmatic and utopia, we architects once again find the freedom to change the surface of our planet, to better fit contemporary life forms.

BIG LEADERSHIP

BIG is led by a global group of Partners: Bjarke Ingels, Sheela Maini Søgaard, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Thomas Christoffersen, Finn Nørkjær, David Zahle, Jakob Lange, Andreas Klok Pedersen, Daniel Sundlin, Jakob Sand, Brian Yang, Beat Schenk, Agustin Perez-Torres, Martin Voelkle, Leon Rost, Catherine Huang, Ole Elkjær-Larsen, Andy Young, Lorenzo Boddi, João Albuquerque, Douglass Alligood, Lars Larsen, Giulia Frittoli, and Daria Pahhota.

Associates: Ziad Shehab, Sören Grünert, Jeremy Alain Siegel, Andreas Buettner, Michelle Stromsta, Linus Saavedra, Aran Coakley, Kristian Hindsberg, Elizabeth McDonald, Blake Smith, Alana Goldweit, Agla Egilsdottir, Dominyka Voelkle, Jason Wu, Julie Kaufman, Kate Cella, Lawrence-Oliver Mahadoo, Lorenz Krisai, Margaret Tyrpa, Otilia Pupezeanu, Pauline Lavie-Luong, Sebastian Claussnitzer, Simon Scheller, Yu Inamoto (NYC) Frederik Lyng, Matthew Oravec, Nanna Gyldholm Møller, Eva Seo-Andersen, Per Bo Madsen, Snorre Nash, Enea Michelesio, Kekoa Charlot, Andrea Hektor, Hung Kai Liao, Jinho Lee, Laurent de Carniere, Lucas Carriere, Marie Lancon, 'Molly' Hsiao Rou Huang, Robert Grimm, Sarkis Sarkisyan, Shane Dalke, Søren Martinussen, Vinish Sethi, Jakob Henke, Jelena Vucic (CPH) Alexandru Malaescu, Chris Falla, Isabel da Silva, Jason Chee Han Chia, Lauren Connell Falla, Ryohei Koike (LON) Maria Sole Bravo, Hanna Johansson and Ángel Barreno Gutiérrez (BCN).

Directors: Anne Brown Frandsen (CFO), Alexander Bøegh (CTO), Allison Wicks, Nathan Smith, (Business Development), Eric Li (BIG Asia), Jan Leenknegt, Jens Majdal Kaarsholm (BIM), Jeffrey Shumaker (Urban Planning), Francesca Portesine (Interiors), Florencia Kratsman (Space Planning), Ricardo Candel and Andrea Hektor (Engineering), Stine Sandstrøm Christensen, Richard Ebert (Legal), Nicolas Kastbjerg, Sean Franklin, Henriette Helstrup, German de la Torre (Managing Directors), Kristian Palsmar(IT).

BIG's Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement 2018
BIG's Privacy Policy 2020
BIG UN Global Compact Report

FOUNDING PARTNER – BJARKE INGELS

Bjarke Ingels founded BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group in 2005 after co-founding PLOT Architects in 2001 and working at OMA in Rotterdam. Bjarke defines architecture as the art and science of making sure our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives. Through careful analysis of various parameters from local culture and climate, ever-changing patterns of contemporary life, to the ebbs and flows of the global economy, Bjarke believes in the idea of information-driven-design as the driving force for his design process. Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine in 2016, Bjarke has designed and completed award-winning buildings globally.

Bjarke was appointed Knight of the French Order Arts et Lettres and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Dannebrog in 2019 and 2018, respectively. He was named an Honorary Fellow by the AIA in 2020, the RIBA in 2015 and the RAIC in 2014. The Wall Street Journal recognized Bjarke as Innovator of the Year in 2011, the same year he received the Danish Crown Prince's Culture Prize. Bjarke was also awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2004 and the ULI Award for Excellence in 2009. Alongside his architectural practice, Bjarke has taught at Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, and Rice University and is an honorary professor at the Royal Academy of Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen. He is a frequent public speaker and continues to hold lectures in venues such as TED, WIRED, AMCHAM, 10 Downing Street, the World Economic Forum and many more.

PARTNER & CEO – SHEELA SØGAARD

As Chief Executive Officer and Partner, Sheela Maini Søgaard manages the overall health and growth of the studio's 500+ designers and support functions globally. Sheela oversees BIG's finances, operations and business development, and is responsible for optimizing cash flow, developing the organization and executing strategic priorities. Prior to joining BIG as Chief Financial Officer in 2008, Sheela led Business Development efforts for Danish culinary entrepreneur and NOMA co-founder Claus Meyer and before that, she developed strategic solutions at McKinsey & Company. Sheela is an Advisory Board Member for the National Gallery of Denmark and is on the Board of Directors at Maj Bank. In 2019, Fast Company named Sheela on the Most Creative People in Business List and in 2017, Berlingske Business featured her as one of the Top 100 Female Executives in Denmark. Having roots in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Denmark, Sheela holds a Master's degree from Copenhagen Business School.

PARTNER – FINN NØRKJÆR

Finn Nørkjær has collaborated with Bjarke Ingels since he won the competition for the Aquatic Centre in Aalborg in 2001. Finn is instrumental in materializing BIG's visionary architecture by bringing his extensive experience to the table. Finn has been deeply involved in most of BIG's built projects, including VM Houses, The Mountain, The Danish Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, Gammel Hellerup High School, TIRPITZ Museum and LEGO House. Most recently, Finn has worked on the Glasir – Torshavn College on the Faroe Islands, the world's best restaurant NOMA in Copenhagen and affordable housing Dortheavej Residence, all of which completed within the last two years.

PARTNER – THOMAS CHRISTOFFERSEN

Thomas Christoffersen began his collaboration with Bjarke Ingels in 2001 during PLOT. Thomas has worked on every notable project from VM Houses in Copenhagen to VIA 57 West in Manhattan, the landmark towers Grove at Grand Bay in Miami and Isenberg School of Management in Massachusetts. He is currently overseeing the design of Google's California headquarters and the sports neighborhood East Austin District, as well as the construction of The Honeycomb residences in the Bahamas, Vancouver House in Canada and a higher education facility in Virginia. In addition to his long standing participation in all things BIG, Thomas took a sabbatical year to work in New York City with WORK Architects and has also worked with Stan Allen, David Ling in NYC and Henning Larsen Architects.

PARTNER – KAI-UWE BERGMANN

Kai-Uwe Bergmann brings his expertise to proposals around the globe, including work in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Kai-Uwe heads up BIG's business development which currently has the office working in over 20 different countries as well as overseeing BIG's Communications. Registered as an architect in the USA (thirteen states) and Canada (one province), Kai-Uwe most recently contributed to the resiliency plan The Dryline to protect 10 miles of Manhattan's coastline. He compliments his professional work through previous teaching assignments at the University of Florida, the New School of Architecture in San Diego and his alma mater the University of Virginia. Kai-Uwe is recognized in the AIA College of Fellows, sits on the Board of the Van Alen Institute, participates on numerous international juries and lectures globally on the works of BIG.

PARTNER – ANDREAS KLOK PEDERSEN

Andreas Klok Pedersen is Partner and Design Director of BIG London. He is partner-in-charge of competitions, masterplans and large-scale buildings in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Most recently completed is the MÉCA culture house in Bordeaux, 220m tall Shenzhen Energy Headquarters in China, the first mixed-use high rise in Germany, the Omniturm, in central Frankfurt, and Transitlager residence in Basel. Andreas has been leading several competition designs that are currently under construction, including the Sluishuis in Amsterdam and the masterplan for Ø4 pier in Aarhus, which entails the architectural development of housing, hotel, theatre, public realm and harbour bath. Andreas has led a series of BIG's strategic planning projects with a focus on sustainability, ranging from the Loop City in 2010, Audi Urban Future in 2010, Capital of Children in 2015 and Mars Science City in 2017. He teaches at the Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and the AHO School of Architecture in Oslo. Andreas has been a Studio Director at the Strelka Institute for architecture and urbanism in Moscow, and continues to lecture internationally on BIG's current research and projects.

PARTNER – DAVID ZAHLE

David Zahle's collaboration with Bjarke Ingels began in 2002 with the VM Houses in Copenhagen, followed by leading the winning design proposal for the Helsingør Psychiatric Hospital which completed in 2006. David oversees the design of many prominent cultural and mixed-use projects in Scandinavia, including The Twist, a new art gallery in Kistefos Sculpture Park in Norway; Västerås Travel Center in Sweden; Amager Bakke / Copenhill, a new waste-to-energy plant with a green rooftop park and a ski slope; Panda House at Copenhagen Zoo; Berlin Towers; and Cloud City residences in Aalborg. David also worked on the Danish Maritime Museum, designed around an abandoned dry dock next to a UNESCO-listed site in Helsingør, Denmark. Since early 2015, David has been responsible for Business Development at BIG's office in Copenhagen. Alongside his architectural work, David is a host of the tv-show 'Masterful conversions' on Denmark's national TV2 program.

PARTNER – JAKOB LANGE

Jakob Lange has collaborated with Bjarke Ingels since 2003 and heads up BIG's technology-driven special projects division BIG Ideas. Through analysis and simulation, BIG Ideas informs BIG's design decisions with precise data – what Bjarke has coined as information-driven design. Special projects include the pod and station design for the Californian transportation company Virgin Hyperloop One proposed by Elon Musk, Mars Science City in the Middle East, a green window farm technology, customized lamps, and building systems supporting the studio's work from small details to the BIG picture. Jakob has been instrumental in winning some of BIG's largest commissions, including the design and development of the Mountain residences in Copenhagen, the new Tallinn Town Hall in Estonia, which received a MIPIM Future Award in 2011 and the high-end residential building 79&Park in Stockholm, Sweden. Jakob is also a Board member at Virgin Hyperloop One.

PARTNER – JAKOB SAND

Jakob Sand joined BIG in 2011 to lead the team for the prize-winning Paris PARC project for the Jussieu Campus of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Since then, he has been in charge of several prominent developments, including the recently completed MÉCA cultural center in Bordeaux and Galeries Lafayette on the Champs-Élysées. Jakob is currently overseeing the Pont de Bondy metro station and Europa City Masterplan in Paris. Working in both Paris and Copenhagen for many years has given him an excellent knowledge of European culture and building practice. For five years, Jakob has worked closely with Dominique Perrault in participating on prize-winning projects, including the Palais des Sports de Rouen, which he led through all phases to construction, as well as the French Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 2010 for which he was Project Leader. Together with Perrault, Jakob also developed several large-scale competitions including the Headquarters for EDF and Tours de Pont des Sevres, both in Paris, and the University ARTEM in Nancy, Seoul Opera House in South Korea and the University in Belval in Luxembourg.

PARTNER – BEAT SCHENK

Beat Schenk joined BIG in 2010 as Senior Project Manager and is now the Director of Detail Design. Beat's collaboration with Bjarke Ingels dates back to 2000, where he worked alongside Bjarke on the Seattle Public Library in Seattle, Washington for the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Prior to his current role, he worked on a variety of healthcare, educational, and cultural projects around the globe. Beat has more than 20 years of experience as Project Architect and Designer and has sharpened his skills while working on many notable buildings in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. While at Frank O. Gehry Partners, he worked on a number of museum projects – including the Guggenheim Museums in Bilbao, Spain and Lower Manhattan, NYC – besides working on the Vitra Chair Museum Expansion in Weil, Germany.

PARTNER – DANIEL SUNDLIN

Daniel joined BIG in 2008 and became Partner in 2015. He has worked on many of BIG's most prominent projects and competitions, including Tallinn Town Hall in Estonia, Slussen Masterplan in Stockholm, PARC Jussieu Campus in Paris and the mixed-use residential building VIA 57 West in New York. Daniel currently oversees the expansion of the Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California; the Wilson Secondary School in Arlington, Virginia; the 1,005ft tall office skyscraper The Spiral and the East Side Coastal Resiliency project both in Manhattan, New York. He is also one of the lead designers of Audemars Piguet's prize-winning Musee Atelier and Hôtel des Horlogers in Le Brassus, Switzerland, set to open in 2020.

PARTNER – BRIAN YANG

Brian Yang joined BIG in 2007 and was named Partner in 2015. He has worked closely with Bjarke Ingels on a wide range of projects from the 8 House, a residential building in Copenhagen, to the conceptual design of a mobile gallery for the Tate Modern in London. He has been the Project Leader on a number of competition winning proposals, including the Amager Bakke / Copenhill waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope, Kistefos Art Museum in Oslo, and a sustainable multifamily residential development in Finland. Most recently he has been the design leader for LEGO House, which opened its doors to critical acclaim in 2017. With a background in energy efficiency research as well as undergraduate studies in economics, Brian brings additional focus on environmental and economic sustainability into all of his projects. Prior to joining BIG, Brian worked at a number of practices internationally, and while at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, led a project team for a pavilion exhibited at the 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale in South Korea.

PARTNER – CATHERINE HUANG

Catherine Huang joined BIG in 2007 and became Partner in 2018. She has worked closely with Bjarke Ingels across a wide range of projects and typologies such as the completed Danish Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, the energy efficient skyscraper Shenzhen Energy HQ which just opened its doors, a low energy masterplan in Toronto, as well as residential projects in Copenhagen and Stockholm that enhance the urban fabric by creating shared social spaces. Most recently she was the Design Leader for a residential complex in Hualien, Taiwan that seeks to blur the line between natural landscape and the built environment. Prior to joining BIG, she drew on undergraduate degree in molecular biology during her time at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design to conduct research into new models of sustainability for the urban realm.

PARTNER – OLE ELKJAER-LARSEN

Ole Elkjær-Larsen joined BIG in 2003 and became partner in 2018. Ole has vast experience in project management and controlling of both large and small-scale projects. Ole has been key for the completion of BIG's initial projects such as the Gammel Hellerup School multi-use hall and high school completed in 2014, as well as for the award winning 8 House in Ørestad, which he followed through to its completion in 2010. Ole supervised the completion of the re-programming and extension of the 30,000 m2 former warehouse Transitlager in Basel, as well as the TIRPITZ Museum in Blåvand that transforms and expands a German WWII bunker fortification into a groundbreaking cultural complex. Most recently, Ole was oversaw the completion of Glasir – Tórshavn College, a 19,200 m2 education centre on the Faroe Islands.

PARTNER – AGUSTIN PEREZ-TORRES

Agustin Perez-Torres first worked at BIG in Copenhagen from 2006 to 2008, during which he collaborated with Bjarke on a number of international projects, including the 8 House. He returned to BIG in 2011 as a Project Leader in the New York office where he led the team on the development of the Vancouver House as well as the Cité de la Musique à Genève Competition. Agustin became a Partner in 2018 and is currently leading various design competitions, serving as the Partner-in-Charge for the Redskins Stadium in D.C and the F.C Barcelona Camp Nou stadium competition. Prior to his design work, Agustin has worked as an architectural journalist and has assisted with major architectural exhibitions. Before joining BIG, Agustin worked for OMA in Rotterdam and Carme Pinos Studio in Barcelona.

PARTNER – MARTIN VOELKLE

Martin Voelkle joined BIG's Copenhagen office in 2010 as a Project Designer for the recently completed Shenzhen Energy HQ. Martin moved to New York City in 2012 and became a key member of the project team for the 60,000 m2 mixed-use development Vancouver House in Canada. He was named Partner in 2018 and is currently leading various high profile projects, including 2 World Trade Center in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution Masterplan in Washington D.C. Prior to joining BIG, Martin worked as a Senior Architect at the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) in Stuttgart, Germany. He led the design of a sports complex in the UAE and was Project Manager for two large-scale projects in Mexico. Martin also worked at Studio Scholz, a design firm in Stuttgart, Germany, and completed various interior design projects independently. Before studying architecture, he was originally trained as a carpenter.

PARTNER – LEON ROST

Leon Rost began his collaboration with Bjarke Ingels in 2005 at PLOT in Copenhagen. After completing architectural studies at California Polytechnic University, Leon has worked with renowned offices in Japan, Scandinavia, and Portugal, designing a variety of cultural, residential and master planning projects around the globe, including the New Oslo Central Station and the Ginza Swatch Building in Tokyo. Leon joined BIG with the launch of the New York office in 2011 and in 2018, he became a Partner. He has worked closely with all partners on some of BIG´s greatest projects, including the successfully completed Mountain residence and Helsingør Psychiatric Hospital in Denmark. He led the design for Grove at Grand Bay in Miami which was completed in 2016, and the winning competition designs for both the Kimball Art Center in Park City and the Tirana Cultural Center & Museum for Religious Harmony. Currently, Leon is leading the design of Google's visionary masterplan and headquarter buildings, with over 3 million SF currently under construction.

PARTNER – DOUGLASS ALLIGOOD

Named as Partner in 2021, Douglass Alligood is a licensed architect in the State of New York, with over 37 years of industry experience. As the Technical Director of BIG's New York office, Douglass' project experience includes large-scale hospitals, science research buildings and small laboratories, mixed-use towers, master plans, and interiors projects. Douglass is involved in all phases of a project, from concept design through construction administration. At BIG, his responsibilities include code, zoning, life safety and accessibility compliance reviews, developing consultant scopes of work, consultant coordination, work plans, project scheduling, space planning, architectural detailing, building systems research, project budget analysis, construction administration, and client presentations. Douglass is dedicated to mentoring younger staff members and has a passion for learning. He is a LEED Accredited Professional.

PARTNER – JOÃO ALBUQUERQUE

Named as a BIG Barcelona Partner in 2021, João Albuquerque began his BIGster journey in BIG Copenhagen in 2008, eventually moving to Barcelona in 2019 to support the establishment of a strong foundation for BIG Barcelona. In 2015, he was named Associate, and in 2019, became the Design Director of the BIG Barcelona office, leading projects throughout Spain – including the Skyline Office Towers in Madrid, and the recent competition for the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao. João works effectively in BIG's creative environment, regularly leading design teams on projects from competitions through Schematic Design and Design Development phases. João brings an incisive approach to exploring the intersection between computational technologies and architecture — programming and parametrics — and applies this research on many scales, from design conceptualization to fabrication and construction. He also has experience working in various typologies such as masterplans, including Europa City in Paris and the winning proposals for cultural neighborhoods in both Qiddya and South Korea; high-rise tower designs, including the completed Shenzhen Energy Mansion in China; cultural designs, including the Adelaide Contemporary Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao; and research-based projects, such as the new building vernacular for future life on Mars. João completed his Master of Architecture at the University of Sciences and Technology of Coimbra, in Portugal and achieved a post-graduate MAA degree from IAAC in Barcelona, having his thesis project being exhibited at the 2011 Beijing Biennale and the Museu del Disseny of Barcelona.

PARTNER – LARS LARSEN

Lars Larsen, a product design leader and long-time BIG collaborator through his own company, Kilo Design and KiBiSi, will now lead BIG's Products design team, helping shape BIG Product's mission of giving innovative form to the objects of our future.

PARTNER – LORENZO BODDI

After first joining BIG in 2012 as an intern, Lorenzo Boddi was named as an Associate in 2017, and as a BIG London Partner in 2021. He has provided key contributions to several winning competitions, including the LEGO House in Billund, Denmark; MÉCA arts cultural center in Bordeaux, France; OMNITURM, a 186-meter mixed-use tower in Frankfurt completed in 2020; and an 80,000 meter-squared mixed-use tower in Berlin, Germany that is currently in construction. As Project Manager, Lorenzo has worked on several residential projects in Scandinavia, a mixed-use development in Sydney, Australia, as well as the OMNITURM tower in the financial district of Frankfurt. Lorenzo joined BIG's London office in 2016 to work on Google's King's Cross Headquarters. He is currently leading the design of CityLife Milan, a new 85,000 meter-squared development in Milan, Italy. Lorenzo received his Master of Architecture from the University of Florence, Italy, where he complemented his studies, with teaching positions in Architectural Design.

PARTNER – ANDY YOUNG

Andy Young joined BIG in 2016 as Technical Director of the London office, and was named a BIG London Partner in 2021. He has over 25 years of experience working in the design and construction of large-scale projects in the UK and the Middle East. In addition to this, Andy provides technical assistance to the Copenhagen and New York offices. Since 2016, Andy has led some of BIG's most prominent projects, including East Side Tower, an 80,000 meter-squared mixed-use tower in Berlin. Andy has also led the technical design of projects such as Google's King's Cross headquarters, and CityLife Milan, in addition to working on several large-scale projects in the Middle East. Prior to joining BIG, Andy was an Associate Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners. He was the Architect-in-charge of The Leadenhall Building, a landmark commercial tower in the City of London financial district, seeing the project from planning to completion in 2014. Andy is a UK Registered Architect and a Member of the RIBA. He received his Diploma in Architecture from The University of Westminster in 1993 whilst working at Michael Hopkins & Partners.

PARTNER – DARIA PAHHOTA

Daria Pahhota first joined BIG Copenhagen as an intern in 2008, became the group's Chief Communications Officer in 2018, and now returns as the leader of BIG's Global Branding and Communications after two years at the global architecture and engineering firm, SOM.

PARTNER – GIULIA FRITTOLI

Named as BIG Landscape Partner in 2021, Giulia is an instrumental leader within BIG Landscape, who moved to BIG Copenhagen in 2020 after three years at BIG NYC. A Senior Landscape Architect with a multi-disciplinary background in urban design, architecture and landscape architecture, Giulia led the proposal for Toyota Woven City, investigating how recent technologies will shape the future of cities in regard to new forms of mobility, sustainability, ecology and human connectivity. Giulia first joined BIG in 2017 as project lead for the design of Islais Hyper-Creek proposal for the Resilient by Design competition, exploring solutions to adapt and protect the Bay Area from rain flooding, rising sea levels, and other environmental risks. Her approach brings focus to urban and natural systems, questioning and rethinking the traditional approach to landscape and city planning. Among her most relevant works are the masterplan for the Coliseum Arena in Oakland; the masterplan for Ravenswood Waterfront in East Palo Alto; and the Vision Plan for Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm. Prior to BIG, she worked for four years as a Landscape Designer and Urban Planner for the Dutch firm West 8. She has extensive experience in resilient master-planning and public space design at various scales. Giulia has led the design of the Duke University Sculpture Park, as well as the Concept Masterplan for Gulangyu Island in China, which contributed to the site being named a World UNESCO Heritage site. Giulia received her Masters Degree with honors from the Polytechnic University of Milan.

AWARDS

BIG

BUILD Design & Build Awards, Recognized Leaders in Architecture and Design, Denmark, 2021

Fast Company Design Company of the Year Award, Honorable Mention, 2020

DUMBO Dozen, 2020

German Sustainability Award, 2019

Nykredits Architecture Prize, 2018

Cite de la Musique de Geneve. 2017

Commercial Observer 100, 2016

Community of Shanghai for Art and Design, 2016

Realcomm "Digie Award" – Best Use of Automation, 2016

Børsen Gazelle, 2015, 2013

Architizer Firm of the Year Award, 2014

Bolig Magasinets Design Awards, 2011

French Academy of Architecture Prix Delarue Award, 2011

Crown Prince of Denmark Culture Prize, 2011

The Dreyer Foundation Grant Prize of Honor, 2011

Wall Street Journal Architectural Innovator of the Year Award, 2011

European Prize for Architecture, 2010

Cannes Lions_International Advertising Festival, 2005

Nykredits Architecture Prize, 2002

Henning Larsen Foundation Grant, 2001

W57 – VIA 57 WEST

ULI NY Award of Excellence for Multi Family, 2021

ASLA NY Merit Award, Residential Landscape Architecture Design, 2018

London Design Awards, Gold Winner, 2017

AIA Housing Award for Multifamily Housing, 2017

AIA New York State Design Award for Residential for Multi Family, 2017

ArchDaily, Housing Building of the Year, 2017

ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Diamond Award, 2017

Brick in Architecture Award for Paving & Landscape, 2017

The Emporis Skyscraper Award, 2016

The International Highrise Award, 2016

CTBUH Best Tall Building Americas, 2016

Residential Architect Design Award for Multifamily Housing, 2016

Interior Design Best of Year Award for Residence: Lobby & Amenity Spaces, 2016

American Architecture Prize Residential Architecture Silver Award, 2016

ENR New York Best Residential Project, 2016

Concrete Industry Board Award for Quality Concrete Special Recognition, 2015

P/A Progressive Architecture Awards, Citation, 2015

AIANY Design Award, Merit Award for Future Project, 2012

SARA NY Excellence in Residential Design Innovations

LEG – LEGO HOUSE

EU Mies van der Rohe Award, Shortlist, 2019

Civic Trust Awards, Winner, 2019

IDEAT Future Awards Shortlist, Best Architecture in Commercial Design, 2018

Danish Design Award Winner, Feel Good Category, 2018

Architizer A+ Award, Jury and Popular Choice Winner for Architecture +Branding, 2018

ARC – COPENHILL

World Architecture Festival (WAF) Building of the Year, 2021

World Architecture Festival (WAF) Best Energy & Infrastructure Project, 2021

IOC, IPC and IAKS award international architecture prizes, 2021

IDEAT Future Award, Best Public Architecture, 2020

Bundesverband GebäudeGrün BuGG Green Roof Award, 2020

ICONIC Innovative Architecture Best of the Best Award, 2020

German Design Council Innovative Architecture Best of the Best Award, 2020

Architizer A+ Awards Factories & Warehouses Popular Winner, 2020

Design Educates Award, Architectural Design, 2020

ArchDaily Building of the Year Award, Industrial Architecture, 2020

Scandinavian Green Roof Award, 2019

Architizer A+ Award, Architecture Photography, 2019

European Steel Design Award, 2017

Tekla Global BIM Awards, 2015

P/A Progressive Architecture Awards, Citation, 2015

MIPIM AR Future Projects Awards, 2012

HUD – THE DRYLINE

ASLA National Professional Honor Award, 2016

AIA Institute National Honor Award for Regional & Urban Design, 2015

APA National Planning Excellence Award for Urban Design, 2015

AIANY Design Awards Merit for Urban Design, 2015

Architizer A+ Awards Masterplan Jury Winner, 2015

Global Holcim Bronze Award for Sustainable Construction, 2015

Holcim Awards Innovation Taskforce, 2015

NY Planning Federation Awards, Winner (Rebuild by Design), 2015

ASLA NY Chapter Design Honor Award, 2015

MIPIM AR Future Award for Big Urban Projects, 2015

HOLCIM Silver Award in North America, 2014

AIANYS Honors Awards for Community Development (Rebuild by Design), 2014

SØF – DANISH MARITIME MUSEUM

Dansk Stålpris (Danish Steel Award), 2016

Mies van der Rohe Award Finalist, 2015

RUM Magazine Award for Best Architecture of the Year, 2015

AIA Institute National Honor Award for Architecture, 2015

RIBA Awards European National Winner, 2014

World Architecture Festival Cultural Category Winner, 2014

European Prize of Architecture Philippe Rotthier, 2014

Danmarks Rederiforenings SØFARTSPRIS, 2014

Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner, 2014

AIANY Design Awards Honor for Architecture, 2014

ArchDaily Cultural Building of the Year, 2014

DETAIL Prize, 2014

AL Light & Architecture Design Awards Commendable Achievement, 2014

SUK – SUPERKILEN

Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 2016

Red Dot Award for Product Design 'Best of the Best' Architecture & Urban Design, 2013

International Olympic Committee Award Gold Medal, 2013

Civic Trust Award International Winner, 2013

AIA Institute Honor Award for Regional & Urban Design, 2013

ArchDaily Building of the Year, 2013

Architizer A+ Awards Popular Choice Winner for Landscapes and Gardens, 2013

BDLA Prize Honorable Mention, 2013

Mies van der Rohe Award Finalist, 2013

Excellence in Economic Development Award, 2012

ARCHITECT Magazine Annual Design Review Play Category Citation, 2012

COCO – THE GROVE AT GRAND BAY

Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards for Building of the Year – Southeast, 2017

Interior Design Best of Year Awards – Multi-Unit Housing, 2017

AIA Miami Design Award, 2017

AIA Florida / Caribbean Merit Award of Excellence for New Work 2017

Architizer A+ Award, Jury + Popular Choice Winner in Architecture + Engineering, 2017

AZ Award Finalist for Residential Architecture, Multi Unit. 2017

SEAoNY Awards – Engineers Choice Awards 2017

Miami-Dade ASCE Project of the Year Category III Honorable Mention, 2016

CRSI Honors – Honor Award, 2016

ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards, Platinum Award, 2016

ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards, Platinum Award, 2015

NCSEA Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2015

Concrete Industry Board Roger H. Corbetta Award for Quality Concrete Merit, 2015

PRODUCTS KEGLEN

Interior Design Best of the Year Award 2020 Honoree, Pendant, for Keglen 2020

PANDA

Frederiksberg Kommune, 2019

O4

Aarhus Municipality, 2019

BQP

ASLA NY Honor Award, Un-Built Projects, 2020

AIA NY – ASLA NY Projects Citation Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards, 2019

KIS – THE TWIST

LCD Berlin Leading Culture Destinations of the Year Award, 2020

Building Awards International Project of the Year, 2020

Architizer A+ Awards Architecture + Engineering Jury Winner, 2020

Architizer A+ Awards Gallery & Exhibitions Jury and Popular Winner, 2020

RBDSF

ASLA NY Merit Award, Un-Built Projects, 2019

WES1

Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner – Kindergartens,2019

VAN – VANCOUVER HOUSE

AFBC Architecture Awards of Excellence, 2021

AZ Award Best Multi-unit Residential,2021

CTBUH Structural Engineering, 2021

CTBUH Best Tall Hotel / Residential Building,2021

CTBUH Best Tall Building 100m – 199m, 2021

CTBUH Best Tall Building World Wide, 2021

CTBUH Award of Excellence Winner, 2021

Canadian Architect Award of Excellence, 2015

World Architecture Festival Future Project of the Year, 2015

World Architecture Festival Future Residential Project Winner, 2015

Re-thinking the Future Award 1st Place for Mixed-Use Concept, 2014

MIPIM AR Future Projects Awards Highly Commended, 2014

WAN Awards Residential Sector Winner, 2012

NOMA – NOMA

Berlingske Byens Bedste Award for Construction, Winner, 2019

AIA Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture, Winner, 2019

Wallpaper* Design Award for Best New Restaurant, Winner, 2019

Danish Carpentry Award, 2018

Den Danske Lyspris, Winner, 2018

Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Award for Hospitality: Fine Dining, Finalist, 2018

Snedker Craftsmenship Prize, 2018

Architizer A+ Award for Hospitality: Restaurant, Jury + Popular Choice Winner, 2018

København Kommune, 2018

VM – VM HOUSES

Betonelementprisen, 2012

Mies van der Rohe Award Honourable Mention, 2006, 2007

Forum Award for Best Building in Scandinavia, 2006

Copenhagen Municipality Award, 2006

MAR – MARITIME YOUTH HOUSE

Træprisen Danish Wood Award, 2008

Mies van der Rohe Award Honorable Mention, 2005

AR+D Emerging Architecture Award 1st Place, 2004

Copenhagen Award for Architecture, 2004

European Architecture Award Luigi Cosenza, 2004

MTN – THE MOUNTAIN

Architizer A+ Awards Architecture + Engineering Jury Winner, 2020

Architizer A+ Awards Gallery & Exhibitions Jury and Popular Winner, 2020

Jørn Utzon Statuette Concrete Element Award, 2011

Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award, 2009

Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence, 2009

Kobenhavns Kommune, 2009

MIPIM Award, Best Housing, 2009

Mies van der Rohe Award Honourable Mention, 2009

Forum Aid Award for Best Nordic Architecture, 2008

World Architecture Festival Best Housing Winner, 2008

Træprisen Danish Wood Award, 2008

BAD – COPENHAGEN HARBOUR BATH

European Prize for Urban Public Space, 2004

International Olympic Committee Award Honourable Mention for Best Public Recreational Facility, 2007

APM – AUDEMARS PIGUET LA MAISON DES FONDATEURS

German Design Award Winner, Excellent Architecture Fair and Exhibition, 2021

AIA NY Honor Award Winner, Architecture, 2020

Interior Design Best of Year Winner, Large Museum/Art Gallery, 2020

Archtizier A+ Awards, Museum, Popular Winner 2020

Prix Bilan de l'immobilier, Interior Architecture, 2020

Architizer A+ Awards Cultural Special Mention, 2016

MIA – AUDI DESIGN MIAMI

Building Awards International Project of the Year, 2020

IF Communication Design Award, 2012

PLOT

The Royal Academy Of Arts Eckersberg Medal, 2005

Scanorama Design Award, 2004

Copenhagen Collaboration Award, 2004

Nykredits Architecture Prize, 2002

EVENTS

OCT 13TH, 2015 - HOT TO COLD

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	The Scripps Research Institute Auditorium, San Diego, CA
time:	6:00 - 7:30 PM

OCT 21ST, 2015 - HOT TO COLD

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Kansas City Public Library Truman Forum Auditorium, Kansas City, MO, USA
time:	18:00

JUN 6TH, 2013 - BIG Works

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), CA, USA
time:	10:00 - 12:00

MAY 17TH, 2013 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	NewSchool of Architecture + Design, San Diego, CA, USA
time:	7:00 pm

**Priority seating given to NSAD students, staff and alumni. Members of the public must RSVP to PR Manager Anna Cearley for directions and to ensure sufficient seating: acearley@newschoolarch.edu **

NOV 20TH, 2012 - The BIG idea

speaker:	David Zahle
location:	Zeche Zollverein, Gelsenkirchener Strasse 181, 5309 Essen, Germany - Hall 12
time:	09:30-10:30

SEP 14TH, 2012 - IKEA

speaker:	David Zahle
location:	IKEAgatan 1 343 36 Älmhult, Sweden
time:	10:30-12:30

JAN 23RD, 2012 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	UTSOA, Goldsmith Lecture Hall 3.120, 22nd & Guadalupe, Austin, Texas
time:	5 PM

NOV 24TH, 2011 - Targetti Poulsen

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Regensburg, Germany
time:	7 PM

The presentation provides an overview of the past ten years worth of projects.

speaker:	Finn Nørkjær
location:	Køge
time:	7 PM

NOV 10TH, 2011 - Colegio de Arquitectos del Estado de Jalisco

speaker:	Andreas Klok Pedersen
location:	Guadalajara, Mexico
time:

The presentation provides an overview of the past years worth of projects with an emphasis on the most recent work like the 8 House in Copenhagen, Denmark and competitions in Denmark, Greenland and New York.

NOV 10TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Auditorium, Carré Rotundes, 1, Rue de L'Aciérie, Luxembourg
time:	6.30PM

Having been part of the jury, Kai-Uwe will be speaking just prior to the revelation of the prize winners.

NOV 11TH, 2011 - The BIG Picture

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
time:	11AM

The presentation provides an overview of the past ten years worth of projects .

NOV 8TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Messe Erfurt, Gothaer Strasse 34, 99094 Erfurt, Germany
time:	5.50PM

Kai-Uwe will be speaking about recent and current projects including the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the recently-awarded Waste-to-Energy Plant in Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope for the city's residents and visitors and BIG's first project in the USA.

NOV 7TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Weserhaus Bremen, Hinter de Mauer 5, 28195 Bremen, Germany
time:	1.50PM

Kai-Uwe Bergmann will be speaking about recent and current projects including the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the recently-awarded Waste-to-Energy Plant in Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope for the city's residents and visitors and BIG's first project in the USA.

NOV 3RD, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Belas Artes, Auditorium at Unidade 2, Rua Dr. Alvaro Alvim, 90 Vila Mariana,
time:	8PM

OCT 14TH, 2011 - Wired

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	London, UK
time:	10.05 am

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve
our quality of life?

OCT 12TH, 2011 - Take Lead

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
time:	3 pm

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve
our quality of life?

OCT 3RD, 2011 - Cornell University

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Cornell University, Ithaca
time:	5 pm

How can sustainable cities and
buildings improve our quality of life?

OCT 13TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Aula Magna, School of Engineering, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
time:	9-13

Kai-Uwe Bergmann will be speaking about
recent and current projects including the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 World
Expo in Shanghai, the recently-awarded Waste-to-Energy Plant in
Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope for the city's residents and visitors
and BIG's first project in the USA.

SEP 30TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Gdansk, Poland, Ratusz Staromiejski, Sala Mieszczanska
time:	2 pm

JUN 10TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Federal Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs, Stubenring 1, 1010 Wien
time:	TBC

Kai-Uwe is a keynote speaker at the 2011 IncrediblEurope Summit;
the theme of 2011 is The Influence of One, referring to the influence of one
Europe as one global player as well as the influence of one individual to
inspire change. The movement focuses on creative, innovative and
entrepreneurial changemakers and the futures they influence.

MAY 26TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Udenrigsministeriet, Copenhagen, DK
time:	14.30-15.20

Foredrag til Udenrigsministeriet om hvordan man bevarer
motivationen i kristetider i et spændende firma med en multikultural
forretningstilgang.

MAY 19TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Rain, Lucerne, Switzerland
time:	5:00 pm

A meeting of minds from the worlds of
architecture and the wood construction.

OCT 5TH, 2010 - PRESIDENT LECTURES

speaker:	KiBiSi: Bjarke Ingels, Lars Larsen & Jens Martin Skibsted
location:	Logan Hall, Institute of Education, London, UK
time:	7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

NOV 17TH, 2010 - BIG MOUNTAINS

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture, Princeton University School of Architecture, Architecture Building, Room S-110, Princeton, NJ, USA
time:	6.00 pm - 7.30 pm

JAN 17TH, 2011 - MUNICH BAU DETAIL

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann – BIG, Matthias Schuler – Transsolar, Juergen Mayer – J. Mayer, Alexander Rieck – Frauenhofer Institute
location:	BAU 2011, Hall A6, Stand 332, FORUM, Munich, Germany
time:	3:00 pm – 4:30pm

JAN 17TH, 2011 - MUNICH BAU nach(t)BAUstelle

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann – BIG, Reinhold Messner - Messner Mountain Museen, Walter Angonese & Ulla Hell - Plasma Studio
location:	Eisbach Studios, Berduxstraße 30, Munich, Germany
time:	7:00pm – 8:30pm

JAN 16TH, 2011 - YES IS MORE

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Al Fateh University, Faculty of Engineering, Jamal Kaabazy Lecture Theatre
time:	12 pm

NOV 24TH, 2010 - BIG DENSITY

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Arc en Reve Center of Architecture 7 Rue Ferrere, Bordeaux, France
time:	6:30pm – 8:00pm

FEB 17TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Blaser Architekten AG, Austrasse 24, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
time:	6 PM

The lecture will provide an overview of BIG's projects around the globe including the recently completed Danish Pavilion at the Shanghai EXPO and the 8 House residential and mixed-use project in Copenhagen, Denmark.

JAN 28TH, 2011 - Panel Discussion: Architecture for Quality of Life

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Congress Centre, Studio, Davos, Switzerland
time:	14.30-15.30

Architecture has the power to positively influence the quality of life for urban dwellers. What are the architectural elements that make a building not just liveable, but life-enhancing?

JAN 26TH, 2011 - YIM

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	HGC Wand- und Bodenbeläge, Zürcherstrasse 125, 8952 Schlieren
time:	18:00

MAR 28TH, 2011 - YES IS MORE

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergman
location:	Auditorium de France 3 Alsace, Place de Bordeaux, Strasbourg, France
time:	8 pm

MAR 24TH, 2011 - YES IS MORE

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Nordic Embassies Berlin, Rauchstrasse 1, 10787 Berlin
time:	7:15 pm

MAR 17TH, 2011 - YES IS MORE

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Danish Maritime Church, Ditmar-Koel-Str. 2, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
time:	7:15 pm

FEB 25TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
time:	6-7:30pm

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

FEB 24TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	JW Marriott Hotel, 500 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
time:	3-3:30pm

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

FEB 23RD, 2011 - Yes Is More – Architecture of Inclusivism

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
time:	06.30PM

APR 7TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	UNAM, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City
time:	10:30 am

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

APR 7TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	David Zahle
location:	Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden
time:	2:00 pm

David Zahle is responsible for many of BIG's award winning projects, and will be highlighting some of these projects which he overseas in Scandinavia, such as the Danish Maritime Museum in Helsingør and the World Village of Women Sports located in Malmö.

APR 6TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Hotel Westin Santa Fe, Javier Barros Sierra 540, Colonia Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F.
time:	2.30-4pm

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

APR 5TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Andreas Klok Pedersen
location:	Geologisk Institut, Copenhagen
time:	11:30

APR 4TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	PUC, Padre Anchieta Auditorium – PUC-Rio (Rua Marques de Sao Vicente, 225 – Gavea - Rio)
time:	6 pm

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

APR 1ST, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	FAAP, Auditorio 01, Rua Alagoas, 903 . Higienopolis, Sao Paolo, Brazil
time:	11am

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

MAR 29TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Palacio de Bellas Artes, Av. Juárez esq. Eje Central, Centro Histórico
time:	6.20 pm

How can sustainable cities and buildings improve our quality of life?

APR 29TH, 2011 - CANactions – International youth architectural festival

speaker:	Andreas Klok Pedersen
location:	Kiev, Ukraine, main hall of the House of Archtects
time:	8:00 pm

It is the field of communication and sharing ideas for young architects and architectural students.
it gives a new sense to Ukrainian architectural community and cultivates deeper understanding of contemporary architecture in Ukraine.All the events are open to public.

APR 22ND, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Marble Hall of the State Museum og Etnography
time:	6:00 pm

APR 14TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	The Russian Museum of Entography, St. Petersburg
time:	6:00 pm

APR 15TH, 2011 - Digital Days at UCN

speaker:	Armen Menendian
location:	University College Nordjylland, Aalborg, Denmark
time:	12.30-13.30

A description of BIG's philosophy on our field's evolving digital tools with a specific focus on the Astana National Library.

APR 14TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Thomas Christoffersen
location:	Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, USA
time:	6:00 pm

Thomas Christoffersen will be talking about BIG, its philosophy and its many projects, from concept to design.

MAY 14TH, 2011 - FIT NATION New Orleans

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Hampton Inn & Suites - New Orleans Convention Center
time:	12:15pm - 12:45pm

Fit Nation New Orleans will highlight innovative approaches from across the world and the U.S. in active design, in which community planning, street design, and building architecture create healthier environments for people. From featuring stairs more prominently in buildings, to the creation of walkable neighborhoods, to making recreation spaces more accessible and appealing, speakers at Fit Nation New Orleans will share best practices in active design strategies and policies.

MAY 19TH, 2011 - OPEN Copenhagen

speaker:	Bjarke Ingels
location:	Axelborg, Copenhagen
time:	12:15 pm

Copenhagen Loop City – Hvordan en åben og bæredygtig by øger livskvalitet.

MAY 6TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	David Zahle
location:	Palais de l'Athene, Geneva
time:	6:30 pm

MAY 3RD, 2011 - Visual Forum

speaker:	Hans Willehader
location:	Lindholmen Conference Center, Gothenburg
time:	11-12 pm

Visualization is the primary tool for the designer in order to illustrate ideas to other people. Architects are commonly using classical media such as drawings for that purpose, but is also experimenting with other medias and other ways of explaining architecture. For BIG, visualization becomes not only a tool for producing and illustrating technical issues, but also an instrument to inform and educate.

JUN 30TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin
time:	7 pm

JUN 21ST, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Altes Rathaus, Karmarschstrasse 47, Hannover, Germany
time:	7 pm

JUN 18TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Hörssal, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Menzelstr. 13, 34121 Kassel, Germany
time:	3 pm

JUN 9TH, 2011 - Rørcenterdagene 2011

speaker:	Søren Martinussen
location:	Teknologisk Institut, Taastrup
time:	2 pm

Arkitektur og byplanlægning er en del af vores bæredygtige tankegang og udvikling.

MAY 27TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Jakob Lange
location:	Vekadefabrieken, Den Bosch, Holland
time:	7:30 pm

MAY 18TH, 2011 - JUNG – DYNAMISCH – ERFLOGREICH

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	DAM – Deutsches Architektur Museum, Schaumainkai 43, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
time:	6:00 pm

Zwei Architekten (BIG + kadawittfeldarchitektur) zu einem Thema ihre Sichtweise zu anhand von Projektbeispielen zeigen.

MAY 17TH, 2011 - FIT NATION 6

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Hampton Inn & Suites - New Orleans Convention Center
time:	12:00-12:30pm

The AIA New York Chapter, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, will host the sixth annual public conference to examine how design of the built environment creates opportunities for increasing physical activity and access to healthier food choices. This conference will bring together architects, planners, designers, developers, and public health professionals to address how building design and policy decisions can improve health outcomes in communities, helping to prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, some cancers and asthma.

SEP 5TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Stockholm
time:	TBC

Kai-Uwe will be talking about BIG's visions of ambition, drive and courage in our work and future ideas for architecture and design.

SEP 3RD, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Bucharest
time:	TBC

Kai-Uwe Bergmann will participate in the jury panel selecting the design for a temporary pavilion defined by sustainability in a holistic approach: social, economical, environmental and cultural. On the 3rd of September at the award giving ceremony, as guest speaker, Kai-Uwe will be presenting BIG's philosophies on sustainability.

SEP 2ND, 2011 - YES IS MORE

speaker:	Andreas Pedersen
location:	Helsinki Music Centre, Finland
time:	10.50 AM

SEP 1ST, 2011 - Copenhagen Design Week

speaker:	Andreas Pedersen
location:	Kvæsthusmolen, Copenhagen
time:	9 AM

AUG 29TH, 2011 - Beskæftigelsesministeriet

speaker:	David Zahle
location:	Comwell, Roskilde
time:	12.45-01.45pm

AUG 23RD, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Wissenschaftszentrum, Fraunhofer Strasse 13, Kiel
time:	7.30 PM

AUG 5TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	XXXII Congreso Colombiano de Arquitectura
time:	10.20-11.20

Kai-Uwe will be participating in the conference taking place from the 3rd to the 6th of August in Cali, Columbia. He will be lecturing on the 5th, the day dedicated to looking at the future of architecture; Kai-Uwe will be presenting BIG's projects and its philosophies for designing, thinking, being.

OCT 19TH, 2011 - Yes is More

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	National Library, Singapore
time:	TBC

SEP 30TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Gdansk, Poland, Ratusz Staromiejski, Sala Mieszczanska
time:	2 pm

SEP 29TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Warsaw, Poland, Biblioteka Uniwersytecvka BUW, sala 316, ul. Dobra 55/66
time:	3 pm

SEP 28TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Lodz, Poland, Dom Towarzystwa Kredytowego, ul. Pomorska 21
time:	4 pm

SEP 26TH, 2011 - Hedonistic Sustainability

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Nordatlantens Brygge, Strandgade 91, 1404 København K
time:	TBC

Kai-Uwe will be talking about BIG's visions of ambition, drive and courage in our work and future ideas for architecture and design.

SEP 9TH, 2011 - Prix Luxembourgeoise de l'Architecture 2011

speaker:	Kai-Uwe Bergmann
location:	Fondation de l'Architecture et de l'Ingeniere Luxembourg
time:	TBC

Kai-Uwe will be talking about BIG's visions of ambition, drive and courage in our work and future ideas for architecture and design.

VIDEO

SHOP

ALPHABET OF LIGHT

Alphabet of Light starts from an abacus of essential geometries and forms a new font that translates into light, like an alphabet used to write and express thoughts, or a tool to give shape to spaces. Either straight or curved base modules made with precise geometric proportions allow for the combination of elements to build countless light structures, both essential and complex. It is an elementary principle generating an open system.

GOPLE LAMP

Gople Lamp enhances the beauty of glass, hand-processed according to an ancient Venetian technique that gradually turns white glass into crystal glass by combining both upon blowing, thus making each piece unique. Through an innovative and sustainable metal vacuum deposition process, finishes are avaliable in silver, bronze, copper and blue.

BULB FICTION

Bulb Fiction™ is inspired by the iconic incandescent bulb. The classic shape has been upscaled and designed as a whole unit, uniting socket and bulb into one form. The fixture hides the low energy light source, ensuring a comfortable soft light. The pendant consists of an acid treated opal glass shade, an aluminium suspension and an extra thick silicone cord. Bulb Fiction™ works beautifully as a single lamp, but it also looks fantastic when hung in a cluster, in a straight line or in staggered formations. Collaboration KiBiSi

KEGLEN

The Keglen Collection is a systematic design language for a wide range of lighting typologies. This family of lamps have similar characteristics, yet are maximised for their intended use with varied sizes and unique personalities. The main feature of the lamp is the organic shaped glass that sits perfectly underneath, as if shaped by physics and cohesive forces found in nature.

RIPPLE

Ripple is inspired by repeating elements found in nature that grow and expand in organic ways, like molecular growth. The lamp can grow or morph into different configurations, and the soft elements can be added to provide acoustic properties to suit the needs of certain interior environments.

TRUMPET

Trumpet is a fixture which accomodates many building services such as lighting, audio and ventilation. The subtle hyperbolic shape of Trumpet blends almost imperceptibly into the ceiling. The deeply recessed LED module provides lighting with minimal glare. With a specially developed surface with small laser-cut points, Trumpet creates an extremely homogeneous distribution of light. This versatility makes it ideal for use in offices.

SILVERBACK

Silverback is designed to create an interface between the architectural space and light. Neither integrated, nor flashy. Silverback has a soft water drop like shape that combines a metallic part with an opal white diffuser. The metallic part mirrors the ceiling or wall the fixture is mounted on, giving a unique morphed experience regardless of the background qualities. Collaboration KiBiSi

LA LINEA

La Linea is a flexible tube of light, capable of twisting and turning throughout endless distances for countless applications in a wide variety of locations. Elegant and sleek, La Linea is created for both indoor and outdoor spaces. Each individual modular element is 5 meters long but can be extended endlessly and seamlessly thanks to its concealed joints without visible shadows or signs.

VOXEL SOFA

Voxel Sofa is a modular sofa system expressed through the concept of a building block, a three dimensional pixel – a voxel. The grid-like system creates a family of units that can be configured into multiple seating scenarios, from single unit couch to a large, flexible configurations.

BRICK SOFA

The Brick sofa series is designed to have strong architectural references. It consists of a chair and a pouffe, as well as both a two- and three-seater sofa. The point of departure was a classic brick bond forming the cushion pattern. The cushions are tied together and fixed with a tailor-quality button made from fiber concrete. Collaboration KiBiSi

ROULADE SOFA

Roulade is a meeting between generations and genres, a meeting between mattress and Chesterfield, chair and couch. Roulade is a Swiss Roll turned sofa – a contemporary, iconic and humorous character with a cozy and comfortable expression. Roulade is made from High Density foam cut into a fixed shape reminiscent of a rolled up mattress. It is upholstered with top class materials such as Kvadrat fabrics. Collaboration KiBiSi

LILLUM LOUNGE FURNITURE

Resembling the soft oval shape of a lily pad, the Lillum series welcomes you with a curious and inviting gesture made of honest materials and designed as a contemporary, urban expression. Lillum is designed for the modern, flexible and pragmatic time we live in, when outdoor furniture is not necessarily only used outdoors but can also blend in naturally in the living room, the lounge area of a restaurant or in the workplace.

VIA 57 LOUNGE CHAIR

VIA 57™ lounge chair was designed in reference to the VIA 57 WEST building designed by BIG in New York. As a flexible module, VIA 57 can be configured to fit into various interiors such as lobbies, receptions, lounges and private homes. The chair is composed of a steel frame embedded in molded soft polyeurothane foam. These two densities create the soft yet firm comfort. The wooden base creates an elegant finish towards the floor letting the chair almost float in space. Collaboration KiBiSi

SCOOP LOUNGE

Scoop is a contemporary chair for all spaces. The innovative gyroscope-like suspension system enables the user to tilt the chair forward and backwards, conveying a free, suspended feeling. The Y-shaped aluminum beam creates a visual and functional overlap between seat and base. Scoop merges craft with technology: the innovative technical edge increases comfort and maintains a clear and simple Scandinavian appearance. Scoop is available in a conference and lounge chair edition. Collaboration KiBiSi

XTABLE

The XTable desk is a piece of office furniture accommodating multiple working positions and daily reshuffling. All technical features are constructively integrated in the tabletop. It uses a century-old principle known from carjacks, ironing boards and other iconic tools. The principle is a radical redesign of the traditional office desk. XTable is designed with an optional storage solution for office supplies and other belongings. Collaboration KiBiSi

TOTEM SHELF

Totem Shelf is a freestanding bookcase consisting of a series of stacked volumes. Each volume is split diagonally into quarters, creating small frames or dioramas for personal belongings. The shelves come in wood, aluminum, chromatized, blackened, galvanized and stainless-steel variations.

PANDA

The wooden figure Panda is inspired by the Panda House BIG designed for Copenhagen Zoo. The new habitat for two giant pandas were created in the yin-yang symbol, based on the Chinese philosophy for balance and opposition within a simple shape. The wooden figure Panda mimics this simplicity, with the rotation of the upper mody and movability of the arms and legs. The Panda figure is available in the large or small size.

SKUM VASE

The vase "Skum" (Danish: foam) is modeled on BIG's inflatable art pavilion, which we designed for the Tuborg brewery in 2016. Similar to soap bubbles, porcelain balls are joined together to form an object with a strong character that will stand out in any interior. The "Skum" vase is available in four versions made of high-quality porcelain: in matt and glossy white, it scores with Scandinavian understatement, in Gold and Platinum it is a glamorous eye-catcher and limited to 99 pieces each.

HAV PORCELAIN

HAV is a multifunctional porcelain collection, inspired by one of Royal Copenhagen's classic dinner services Seagull by Fanny Garde. HAV has a distinct fish scale ornamentation in a mix between a blue and greenish black colour, resembling the coastline shrouded in morning mist. By using an airbrush hand-spray painting technique, the scale decoration on HAV appears elegant in its tactility and modern in its expression. Collaboration KiBiSi

FRIDAY LOCK

Friday Lock is a smart home product which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features. Controlled via smartphone, the smat lock can automatically unlock a door when it senses the resident approaching, lock it as they leave, or allow them to remotely control who has access to the property. It is designed it to fit on the inside of almost any door in place of the traditional thumb turn. Friday Lock is the smallest and smartest retrofit lock to safeguard your home.

PEBBLE BATHROOM ACCESSORIES

The Pebble Collection brings luxury and high quality design to ubiquitous, everyday objects. Pebble is a playful, contemporary collection which includes a soap dispenser, shower shelf, towel rail, toilet brush, toilet roll holder, coat hook, lever handle, key escutcheon and thumb turn offerings. Each piece is handmade using 50-70% recycled steel and is available in matte black, matte white and stainless steel.

IFLASH ONE BIKE LIGHT

iFlash One is a bike light created for intuitive use and easy storage, accommodating the modern day on-the-go lifestyle. iFlash One uses magnets for easy fastening, effortlessly clicking onto a magnetic base that's permanently fixed to your bike's handlebars or seat post. Once connected, the light turns on automatically. When not in use, the magnets on the front and rear units pair them into one compact object, ready for storage. Collaboration KiBiSi

TAPER

The Taper Collection is a series of bathroom fittings that merge countertop, faucet and running water into one visually seamless design. Taper marries advanced engineering with a minimalist style that is deeply rooted in the principles of classic Mid-Century Danish design. The design takes cues from the practical function of the products – to facilitate the passage of water – by stripping the forms down to their most elemental essence. Collaboration KiBiSi

MUSEUM IN THE DOCK

BIG has designed an extraordinary museum to revive Denmark's proud maritime history. The Danish Maritime Museum is placed underground, just outside the wall of a dry dock in a formerly abandoned shipyard. Author Bruce Peter takes us on a tour of the new museum in Helsingør, Denmark. In text, photographs and architectural drawings, Peter documents this remarkable adventure in architecture, civil and structural engineering.

HOT TO COLD

Through the scorching heat of the Arabian Desert to the unforgiving chill of the Finnish tundra, HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation takes visitors on a journey across the globe to explore the forces that shape our cities and buildings.

YES IS MORE – AN ARCHICOMIC ON ARCHITECTURAL EVOLUTION IN ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE

BIG's first monograph, YES IS MORE, now available from Taschen in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.

SUPERKILEN BOOK

The book Superkilen celebrates the dawn of a new type of urban public space. Designed by BIG, TOPOTEK1 and SUPERFLEX, Superkilen is a kilometre-long urban park wedged within one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenging neighbourhoods in Denmark. Click on the image and read more about the book and how to buy it.

THE BIG LAB – ARKITEKTUR DK'S ISSUE ON BIG

A special bilingual issue on the latest projects by BIG brought to you by one of Denmark's leading architectural publications ARKITEKTUR DK. Essays by Boris Brormann Jensen and Jens-Thomas Arnfred critically investigate the work of BIG in the larger Danish context.

MY PLAYGROUND DVD

The free-running documentary MY PLAYGROUND by Kaspar Astrup Schröder from BIG's Mountain in Copenhagen. Buy the DVD including 45 minutes of bonus material.

AV MONOGRAPH BIG

BIG is proud to announce the publication of the BIG monograph by Arquitectura Viva. In Spanish and English, this monograph includes 25 projects by BIG from 2001 until 2013, alongside Bjarke's essay on Pragmatic Pleasures – BIG's perception on an unprejudiced way of designing that combines hedonism and pragmatism.

BEING BIG BY ABITARE

After an intense year of following BIG and Bjarke in design, travels, construction sites and celebrations, Italian-based magazine ABITARE presents the most extensive and dynamic profile of the studio so far, providing insight and in depth interviews with Bjarke Ingels on Clients, Academy, Juries, Politicians, Media and the life of BIGsters.

BIG RED BOOK

Published by the Japanese publisher GA, BIG – RECENT PROJECT is a monograph that documents 28 recent projects developed by the BIG CPH and BIG NYC offices . In addition the book also includes an interview with Bjarke Ingels by Yoshio Futgawa and an essay on Social Infrastructure.

BIG PINK BOOK

Published by the Korean publisher Archilife, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group is a monograph that provides an overview of the past 10 years worth of work. In addition the book also includes an essay by Geoff Manaugh and an interview with Bjarke Ingels by Jeffrey Inaba. Introduction by Boris Broman Jensen.

AV PROYECTOS 074: DOSSIER BIG

BIG is thrilled to share the publication of a special BIG dossier by Arquitectura Viva's AV Proyectos. In English and Spanish, the issue presents 16 of our newest projects all over the world, organized in a thermodynamic itinerary from hot to cold.

A+U

BIG is incredibly proud to present our latest publication BIG + SMALL in collaboration with Japanese A+U. The special issue highlights BIG's latest projects ranging from the large-scale urban projects to smaller residences worldwide, including recent pictures from construction sites in Miami, Copenhagen, NYC, Shenzhen, Bahamas, Mexico and many more. Antón García-Abril's essay Everything is Possible and Jeffrey Inaba's thought provoking interview with Bjarke Ingels provide fresh insights into his philosophy and design thinking.

JOBS

Our journey started in Copenhagen in 2005, followed by an office in NYC in 2010, London in 2016 and Barcelona in 2019. We have completed about 35 buildings in 10+ countries and never limit ourselves to a specific region – we go where the projects are – even if its Mars!

Over the last two decades, we have grown organically to a 500+ person family worldwide. Working on new projects, typologies and challenges – we are joined by new BIGsters with the skills, experience and expertise our projects need! This is how we continue to grow and get better at what we do.

If you are interested in joining BIG, view our current opportunities here or sign up for updates here. We look forward to hearing from you!

CONTACT

Landscape

BIG L transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries by weaving together building and landscape, planning, and programming, indoor and outdoor, public and private, to generate unforeseen typologies and synergies between the built and the grown. We develop generous amenities for all through collaborative processes to create places people are proud of, love, and care for, allowing them to thrive through constant renewal fostered by the communities they serve.

BIG L engages in the adaption and mitigation of climate change, focusing on addressing sea level rise and storm surge risks threatening our coastal cities. The scale, both spatial and temporal, at which those phenomena occur forces us to rethink the ways landscape designers, architects, and engineers seamlessly collaborate and join forces with governments, agencies, and communities for a fruitful public design process.

BIG L engages in a broad range of mandates including placemaking, biophilia, coastal resiliency, master planning, and future-proofing projects. To make these visions come true, we strategically engage stakeholders, communities, institutions, and the broader design field during our design process. BIG L's design approach layers graphic and systemic studies to reconcile the aesthetic and the dynamism of nature and cities, tailoring outdoor spaces that look different because they perform differently.

One of BIG L's main goals is to bring nature into the unexpected by creating hybrids of landscape and architecture. This is achieved with inventive landscape typologies, from residential to work spaces, inviting people to (re)connect with nature and the elements.

Engineering

BIG ENGINEERING

With a holistic design approach, our engineers and architects collaborate at every step of a project from sketch through construction, bringing the art and science of design together to advance both beautiful and practical design iterations. BIG E has worked on over 70 projects, with experience across building typologies around the globe. We bring clients integrated engineering, using all primary structural materials, MEP, and technical simulations. Sustainability is integral to this process and used as a benchmark measure for all projects from day one. Our closely aligned process development allows our projects to develop cost, risk, and schedule certainty at an earlier stage of the design, while coordinating with the client on all aspects of the project through one point of communication. BIG's collective approach leverages a shared culture, workspace and language, allowing us to work more quickly toward one goal—a better project.

Structures
BIG E offers structural engineering services from concept to construction, both substructure and super structure. Our most recent projects include Europe's most sustainable factory for the furniture manufacturer Vestre, Paris Parc Science and Innovation Hub for the Sorbonne University, and a 190,000 SF student housing project for A Place To in Esbjerg, Denmark. The Structures team has the skills and experience to sensitively detail special structures that require a greater level of analysis and coordination such as slender staircases, lightweight footbridges and elegant, long span roofs.

MEP
BIG E offers full scope MEP for the Nordic region from concept through to construction, and early-stage design in other regions of the world. The team has provided MEP services for BIG's new 50,000 SF headquarters in Denmark; Toyota Woven City in Japan, the world's first urban incubator dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility; and a new student center at Johns Hopkins University. BIG E's early involvement establishes important principles for each project, allowing for the necessary technical space and routing to be incorporated in the concept while the architectural and structural designs are still fluid.

PROJECTS – The Plus

The Plus aims to be the world's most sustainable furniture factory, and the first industrial building in the Nordic region to receive BREAM Outstanding, the highest environmental certification. To achieve the client's ambitious sustainability goals, BIG E worked closely with BIG architects to design a full timber superstructure for the factory and offices that significantly reduces the embodied carbon of the building. Timber is carried into the interior finishes, allowing the architecture to celebrate the material as an honest expression of structure-architecture integration. BIG E is producing full construction documents for the concrete (foundations and ground slabs) as well as structural steelwork for the feature helical staircase in the inner courtyard.

PROJECTS – Aarhus Clock Tower

While working with BIG Architects on the residential Aarhus Clock Tower in Denmark, BIG E's Structure team was met with the design challenge of a difficult geometry that did not lend itself to traditional Danish precast construction. The geometry of the building is such that the plan at the roof is rotated by 45 degrees compared to the plan at the ground, with the transition taking place across six stories in the center of the building. BIG E studied a range of options to optimize buildability, resulting in the use of in-situ concrete for the slabs—an unusual approach for a building in Denmark. The efficiencies of precast were lost by the variation in slab geometry, so this approach led to a more cost-effective solution for the client. BIG E was responsible for the design through to the end of Projektsforslag (equivalent to detailed design), before handing over to the contractor's engineers.

PROJECTS – A Place To

A Place To is a student housing project off the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, with a very short construction timeline. BIG E maximized efficiency by designing the three tower structures using the common concrete core, columns and flat slab approach. However, the team innovated the traditional tower construction system by introducing maximum use of precast concrete elements. While the central core is an in-situ concrete cylindrical extrusion, the design achieved a flat slab construction with precast concrete SL deck elements. These wedge-shaped elements span from the core to a perimeter upstand edge beam, incorporated within the precast element. For this client, with this geometry, the use of precast concrete led to a much shorter construction time, a more cost-efficient building and a complete integration of the structural and architectural solution. BIG E was responsible for full construction documents for the structure and design of MEP systems through to the end of Projektsforslag stage (equivalent to detailed design).

PROJECTS – The ORB

The ORB was a temporary art installation built at the Burning Man Festival in 2018. The installation was a 25 M diameter inflated fabric structure, supported on an inclined, 30 M tall steel central support. The whole structure was supported on a steel baseplate, tied to the ground with temporary screw piles. Embodying Burning Man's ethos to "Leave No Trace", everything was designed to be fully assembled and disassembled on site, returning the desert to its exact original condition after the event. BIG E designed, procured, built and removed the full structure in challenging desert conditions, working with Area Cubica, fabric specialists.

FORMGIVING – A concept design tool to evaluate architectural massing

The main challenge for a structural engineer in the Formgiving, or concept design, stage is that the pace of iteration only allows for relatively superficial hand calculations and rules of thumb to be employed. There is not enough time to discretise the massing into a structural model to be able to run it through a finite element program. This is a slow process. Hand tool calculations and sketches can provide input at this stage but quickly become overwhelming for more complicated systems, particularly when massing updates happen daily, hourly or by the minute.

This is the motivation behind the development of the new Formgiving tool, to improve simplicity, robustness and speed of BIG E feedback. It's applicable to any given massing and independent from third party analysis software, making it fast and reliable. The implementation is based on rules-of-thumb and hand calculation methods but the feedback is instant. Even for the largest structures (> 200 m), the response time has been less than 10 seconds.

STADIUM – A parametric design tool for bowl design

A stadium is a true example of structure being architecture. In our approach, BIG E is directly involved in the massing and layout of the stadium bowl, as well as the structure supporting the bowl. Our parametric design tool allows us to quickly respond to changes in seat locations, sightlines, access requirements and building massing, giving the architectural team the analysis they need to create the best spectator environment.

LEADERSHIP

Andy Coward

Andy Coward is Director and head of the structural engineering team. He brings over 15 years of engineering experience in a full range of building typologies across Europe, China, North America and Central America. Prior to joining BIG in 2017, Andy was an Associate Partner at Foster + Partners in London where he led a number of project teams, including the design of a commercial building in Shanghai, the superstructure for a new airport terminal in Panama City, and a 450,000 SF health education campus in Cleveland, U.S. Before his work at Foster + Partners, Andy was a senior engineer at AECOM in the UK, designing a range of commercial and institutional buildings, as well as a World Cup football stadium in Moscow, Russia.

Jesper Petersen

Jesper K. Petersen leads BIG's MEP team, and brings with him over 25 years of experience with project management specialized in MEP, and the implementation of new technologies in an integrated engineering approach. He has played a critical role on BIG's projects around the world including a new student center for Johns Hopkins University, three new student towers totaling 168,000 SF in Esbjerg, Demark, and BIG's new headquarters in Copenhagen, DK. Prior to joining BIG, Jesper was NNE's Chief of MEP Engineering where he oversaw projects and developed a discipline strategy for scope, project timeline, and tools. Jesper was co-department manager of over 60 people in ventilation & building utilities. Before taking on this role, Jesper executed two 538,000 SF new hospitals and a broad range of pharmaceutical production GMP-facilities for clients such as Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Pronova, and Alk-Abello.

Andrea Hektor

Andrea Hektor joined BIG in 2018 as a senior structural engineer bringing with her a wide variety of experience across building typologies around the globe. Andrea has worked on high profile BIG projects including Toyota's urban masterplan dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility, and BIG's new headquarters in Copenhagen. Prior to joining BIG, Andrea was an Associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers in the United States leading technically and politically complex, high-profile projects. She oversaw the construction of the OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Science Building in Portland, one of the first 500,000+ SF LEED Platinum certified buildings in the US, as well as the New Multnomah County Courthouse , the first tall concrete building in the US to utilize viscous dampers for control of seismic forces and displacements. Andrea is responsible for reviewing the work of other structural engineers, and for providing training and technical guidance to developing engineers at BIG.

Architecture

BIG is a Copenhagen, New York and London based group of architects, designers, urbanists, landscape professionals, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors. The office is currently involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. BIG's architecture emerges out of a careful analysis of how contemporary life constantly evolves and changes. Not least due to the influence from multicultural exchange, global economical flows and communication technologies that all together require new ways of architectural and urban organization. We believe that in order to deal with today's challenges, architecture can profitably move into a field that has been largely unexplored. A pragmatic utopian architecture that steers clear of the petrifying pragmatism of boring boxes and the naïve utopian ideas of digital formalism. Like a form of programmatic alchemy we create architecture by mixing conventional ingredients such as living, leisure, working, parking and shopping. By hitting the fertile overlap between pragmatic and utopia, we architects once again find the freedom to change the surface of our planet, to better fit contemporary life forms.

Products

FRIDAY LOCK

The success of any consumer electronic product depends on three main factors: the design, the features and the usability. However most products today are over designed and have too many features, thus creating a complex interface and ultimately decreasing its ease of use.

With Friday Lock, we focused on creating a smart and simple design that doesn't shout, "I'm a very intelligent object on your door" with flashing lights and other tech gimmicks. Instead we optimized the most important features, kept the design simple with a nod to the classic door knob and most importantly, designed it to be as small as possible.

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BIG IDEAS

BIG IDEAS – Information Driven Design

BIG's design process always starts by identifying the key criteria of a project: What is the biggest problem – what is the greatest potential? Rather than arbitrary aesthetic or stylistic prejudice, all decisions are based on project specific information – Information Driven Design.

Our effort as architects is sandwiched in the window of opportunity between analysis and implementation. And our influence happens in the translation from information to material. In an attempt to increase our sphere of influence on our built environment, we have established BIG IDEAS.

BIG IDEAS is an internal technology driven special projects unit, expanding the traditional scope of the architect into the realm of information and material. BIG IDEAS explores new intellectual territory in both the digital and material realm through three specific areas.

PRODUCT DESIGN

On the other end of the spectrum where the design intelligence gets manifested into the material world, we have increasingly encountered that our imagination was limited to what was already on the shelves. Through our collaboration as part of KiBiSi – our design partnership with Kilo Design and Skibsted Ideation – we have explored personal technology, urban mobility and furniture. With BIG IDEAS we feel we can close the gap and really make our interest in product design a literal extension of our efforts in architecture. The Friday Smart Lock is the latest product developed in partnership with Friday Home.

TECHNICAL SIMULATION

As daylight analysis directly influences the building geometry and as studies of thermal exposure, conditions the building envelope, we are increasingly relying on technical simulations that would traditionally be part of the engineering scope. To speed up the feedback loop between design and analysis, between trial and error, we have internalized the environmental analysis into our own office. Daylight, sunshine, thermal exposure, airflow, turbulence, wind, space syntax and traffic flow are technical simulations we now control to enable ourselves to make designs that are literally shaped by the forces that surround them. We still collaborate with the best technical experts to tap into the cutting edge at the horizon of the profession, but we have found it necessary to educate ourselves to wield the digital tools of design. Not just building information management or digitally aided design but also environmental simulation must become part of our architectural tool kit.

Our line of investigations from the Shenzhen Energy Headquarters to the Hanwha PV Plant to the Cité du Corps Humain, has provided us with a parametric design engine that allows us to tailor building envelopes and façade geometries to respond to different climate conditions across the globe. Our expanded parametric design tools are helping us start to formulate a vernacular architecture 2.0 through engineering without engines.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Rather than accepting the inhibitions from the architectural scope starting too late and leaving too early – missing out on both research and production – with BIG IDEAS were are starting a new journey to explore new intellectual territory in both the digital and material realm.

In collaboration with Danish Technical University BIG IDEAS resurrected the idea of the giant smoke rings for the Copenhagen Power plant.

Traditional Neighborhood Development Street Design Guidelines New Urbanism

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