Archinect - News 2024-11-23T05:31:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150448151/bjarke-ingels-and-robert-de-niro-preview-wildflower-studios-project-in-queens Bjarke Ingels and Robert de Niro preview Wildflower Studios project in Queens Josh Niland 2024-09-26T11:11:00-04:00 >2024-09-26T13:47:16-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ef3e4154efd4b9b1a3d9a9681268224.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>&ldquo;Cinema is probably the art form most similar to architecture,&rdquo; [Ingels] says, in that both require &ldquo;armies of people&rdquo; to bring singular visions to life.</p></em><br /><br /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">BIG</a>&rsquo;s 765,000-square-foot design is equipped with 11 sound stages is <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150337906/big-designs-film-studio-as-dynamic-vertical-village-on-the-brooklyn-waterfront" target="_blank">one of a pair</a> the firm has designed in the New York area. De Niro is one of several celebrity clients to have worked with the <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150040053/heroes-rumors-cults-designs-on-architectural-celebrity" target="_blank">mainstream media darling</a>, including fellow Dane Lars von Trier.</p> <p>Adam Gordon is the developer behind the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2181194/wildflower-studios" target="_blank">Wildflower Studios</a>&nbsp;project. He says: "Some of the most talented creative artists have been spending large parts of their career working in completely dehumanizing spaces. And I thought, 'van Gogh painted in Arles, right? Picasso lived in the South of France.' And that&rsquo;s the spirit of the creative process [...] It&rsquo;s having beautiful circumstances that make you feel like making art."</p>