BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group

Come listen as BIG Partner Finn Nørkjær and Director of BIG Engineering and CPH Sustainability Andrea Hektor take the Learning Stage at this year's Building Green conference in Copenhagen! The two will be speaking about how to design projects to meet the current and future Danish emissions requirements, presenting two projects that are currently in its sketch phases at BIG. If you find yourself in Copenhagen on October 30th - 31st and are interested in learning more about climate science, regenerative architecture, and how we can build on the planet's terms - Building Green is a free event, and you can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gkZxAW53

Come celebrate five years of BIG Barcelona at Centre Obert D'Arquitectura (COAC) this weekend🎈 The exhibition '5 YEARS OF BIG BCN' will open with an inaugural speech by BIG Partner João Albuquerque on Thursday, October 10th at 19:00 and run until Sunday, October 13th. This exhibition will showcase a sample of the office's projects currently in design, under construction, or built within the first five years of our Catalonian outpost. Visit this site for more information: https://lnkd.in/e9zdhEEq. See you there! 1. Biosphere, Harads, Sweden 2. Joint Research Center, Sevilla, Spain 3. Gastronomy Open Ecosystem, San Sebastian, Spain 4. Ellinikon Park Rise, Athens, Greece 5. Fuse Valley, Leça do Balio, Portugal 📸 Mats Engfors, FUSAO, Play-Time, Lucian R

What an honor! The Kaktus Towers in Copenhagen are named Best High Rise in Europe at the annual Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Conference🏆 Situated on an elevated green plateau - a floating public park with views to lively Vesterbro and the Harbor - the Kaktus towers rise up to 80 meters in height. Each of the 495 residences, arrayed around a central core, feature custom designed interiors and private terraces. Generously spaced, multilevel common areas have access to terraces and the green roof, with amenities such as an outdoor kitchen and barbecue areas, laundry room, café, indoor and outdoor fitness spaces. At the base, a commercial plaza connects to the stream of pedestrians emerging from the nearby Dybbølsbro train station. Rather than a typical tower - a repetitive structure of stacked floor slabs - the Kaktus Towers twist at each level to provide unique perspectives for each of the units. The towers are an exercise in economical construction, wherein the cost effective repetition of skewed floor slabs not only results in an optimal net to gross ratio, but also a striking architectural expression. "We are thrilled that the Kaktus Towers have been awarded this prestigious architectural prize. Apart from their architectural expression that redefines Copenhagen's skyline, the Towers demonstrate modern social living concepts of today and tomorrow's needs. Since inception we have been fully leased and experienced a rental growth of 15% which is a true testimony to the demand this property attracts", said Morten Gustafson, Managing Director, Catella Investment Management Denmark. Thank you, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) for the honors and Catella, Per Høpfner, Artelia , LM Byg A/S, Reform, Malmos - en del af idverde, Geopartner Landinspektører A/S, El Team Fyn, HB Schack A/S for the collaboration! 📸 by Laurian Ghinitoiu, Rasmus Hjortshøj, Catella

Kom og vær med i Falkoner Auditoriet d. 24. oktober, når Bjarke Ingels møder EUs konkurrencekommisær og næstformand i Europa-Kommissionen, Magrethe Vestager, og journalist og forfatter, Stéphanie Surrugue, til en Fireside Talk om, hvordan vi mennesker kommer til at leve i fremtiden. Billetter kan købes her: https://lnkd.in/egyEVzsP

This week marks the inaugural Bhutan Innovation Forum, the first large-scale international event focused on shaping the future of Bhutan, anchored by the potential of Gelephu Mindfulness City. We're thrilled to announce the finalized concept for the 2500 km2 masterplan, rooted in the principles of the Gross National Happiness Index and the country's strong cultural heritage. This new economic hub aims to drive the growth of Bhutan through green technology, education, and infrastructure. "For the last year we have focused on turning the Gelephu Mindfulness City Masterplan into a tangible series of buildable projects that will bring this vision to life. From the International Airport designed as a Forest Terminal, to buildings made from locally sourced river stone, timber, and bamboo, to streets and parks that seamlessly manage water like natural ecosystems, the Mindfulness City is a testament to how economic growth can be nurtured by nature and rooted in local culture and heritage.    Designed to attract foreign investment and retain local talent, Gelephu Mindfulness City aspires to demonstrate how innovation can flourish while enhancing and expanding local identity - a conundrum most modern cities struggle with how to tackle." – Bjarke Ingels, Founder and Creative Director, BIG “The Bhutan Innovation Forum is a first step towards realizing the Gelephu Mindfulness City Vision. By sharing experiences and insights between global and local leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, Bhutan is demonstrating its commitment to securing a stronger future for its younger generations. I’m delighted to announce the progress on the city’s design development, and I look forward to continuing our collaboration with both local and international communities to create a lasting and meaningful impact, shaping a future where tradition and innovation thrive side by side.” - Giulia Frittoli, Partner and Head of BIG Landscape, BIG 🎥 Squint/Opera, Brick Visual Arup Cistri MQDC - Magnolia Quality Development Corporation ERM #CDRInternational

Together with SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC, we’re bringing Manresa Island into its next chapter 🌳🏭 Situated on the site of a decommissioned power plant in southeast Connecticut that extends into the Long Island Sound, the formerly industrial Manresa Island will be transformed into a 125-acre publicly accessible park, with the plant buildings at the heart of the site adapted into a dynamic community hub for learning, discovery, and exploration. Once home to the Manresa Institute, a retreat and recreation destination, the site was converted into a coal-fired power plant in the 1950s. Now, Manresa Island will become a revitalized ecological habitat with educational and recreational opportunities centered around water, unlocking 1.75 miles of waterfront access for the first time in 75 years. BIG will preserve and adapt the plant’s main structures: the boiler building, turbine hall, office building, and 350-ft-tall smokestack into a network of event spaces, research facilities, and areas for play. "Manresa Island is set to become a much-needed foothold for the public along the otherwise rather privatized Connecticut coastline. With our vision for the powerplant, we seek to rediscover and reanimate the majestic spaces hidden within the bones of the decommissioned piece of infrastructure. Boilers, silos, and turbine halls are postindustrial cathedrals awaiting exploration and reinterpretation. As an extension of SCAPE’s resettlement of the island for the enjoyment of human life among many other forms of life, we seek to extend that resettlement into the cavernous spaces within. By editing rather than adding, we will open up and clear out the existing spaces so that the once coal-powered plant can become the framework for the social and cultural life of Manresa's future—from energy infrastructure to social infrastructure." - Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG Read more about Manresa Island: https://loom.ly/tozTajQ 📷 SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC + BIG #ManresaIsland #adaptivereuse #BIGArchitecture #publicspace #communityspace #culturalspace Atelier Ten TYLin Kohler Ronan CCI Tighe & Bond eDesign Dynamics AKRF Directional Logic HR&A Advisors

A former supermarket building becomes the new Museum for Paper Art in the North Jutland region of Denmark ✂️✨ With paper art deeply rooted in the Danish cultural heritage, including the iconic folded lampshades by Le Klint and H.C. Andersen's paper clips, the conversion and extension of the building intends to double the museum's annual number of visitors as well as embrace paper as an art form and expertise. The Museum for Paper Art is conceived as a new lightweight roof structure. Like a single sheet of paper, the roof lands on the existing building and creates space for the new functions around it - uniting the new and old under one roof. Outside, a meandering path with plants and trees native to the area will invite the public to explore the surroundings and create a welcoming public realm to pull the visitors into the museum. The adaptive reuse project is pursuing DGNB Gold or Platinum certification. 📸 by Wizarch and BIG Museum for Papirkunst #museumarchitecture #transformation #adaptivereuse #paperart Enjoy Nordjylland

The new El Cosmico officially breaks ground in Texas! 🏜️ The nomadic campground hotel in Marfa by the ever-brilliant Liz Lambert will be expanded and reimagined as the world's first 3D-printed hotel and development by ICON. The 60+ acre community will feature new guest units, hospitality spaces, and Sunday Homes, which are now available for sale. "Our design for the new El Cosmico is a conversation between El Cosmico’s past and the future. By testing the geometric boundaries of ICON’s 3D-printed construction, we have imagined fluid, curvilinear structures that enjoy the freedom of form in the empty desert. By using the sand, soils, and colors of the terroir as our print medium, the circular forms seem to emerge from the very land on which they stand. We are honored to join Liz Lambert in reimagining desert luxury as something distilled to its purest form: raw, honest, and in harmony with the surrounding environment." - Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG 🎥 ICON #ElCosmico #Campground #Hotel #3DPrinting #BIGArchitecture

A truly special feeling seeing our BIG HQ on the inside and outside of DETAIL magazine’s September issue – a publication synonymous with quality architectural journalism, where every issue dives deep into some of the world’s most exciting buildings, celebrating precision and craftmanship. Thank you, DETAIL Architecture GmbH, it's an honor!🌹

En stor fornøjelse at byde 250 kunstfans fra hele verden velkommen på vores HQ i København, for at markere åbningen af dette års CHART Art Fair! Mange tak til CHART, Julie Quottrup Silbermann og Annette Sadolin for en skøn aften, og tillykke med endnu en vellykket kunstmesse. 📸 af Niklas Adrian Vindelev