I really enjoy the Mountain dwellings project for Copenhagen, despite the seemingly ill-conceived relationship to urban form. Has anyone been there? Is there any life on the streets?
Regarding the master plan for Baku; I would have big questions as to its "sustainability".
He's a very charismatic speaker, and I had never heard of BIG before seeing this presentation. I like how he lives in one of his own designs, it seems that this is a rare move among architects.
regarding street life at the mountain and vm houses...
i was there 2 years ago while the mountain was still under construction... it is a little hard (and maybe a little unfair) to judge the street life at this point since it is part of what is essentially a new town (orestad) that is being built from scratch... the older part of orestad that was pretty much complete while i was there seemed to work alright, but it is always going to be essentially a satellite town/suburb to copenhagen... it is all centered around a new subway line that goes through downtown and to the airport, so it certainly has potential... it is one of things that i feel like i have to go visit again in 10 years to see if it actually works as an urban environment or not.
i totally agree about the TED talk... he's really engaging... it is absurd to me to realize that he is only 35 years old... he's giving a lecture here at penn next month and i'm really looking forward to it.
On a somewhat related note... I had the opportunity to catch fellow ex-PLOT founder Julian De Smedt earlier this summer. Like Ingels, he's also an enthusiastic, charismatic, and engaging speaker.
And while I feel that both of them occasionally come across as a little shallow (compared to some of the regulars on the lecture-circuit), I have to admit that their opportunism and willingness to embrace the business side of architecture is actually quite refreshing.
Like a lot of similar offices though, I have to wonder if they're simply moving too fast? I find that their earliest works had a very nice simplicity (or at least coherency) about them. As the buildings get bigger and bigger and the programmes more complex, I feel as if the projects are beginning to lose some of that simple, youthful, ingenuity. But maybe that's just a product of all xl projects?
I saw Bjarke when he spoke at UIC not too long ago. He was awesome in every way. I love the energy he brings to his lectures and his work, and I think that enthusiasm will carry him through as they get better at the "big" (no pun intended) projects.
TED Global 2009
Anyone catch Bjarke Ingels talk @ TED Global? Other favorite talks this year?
http://www.ted.com/talks/bjarke_ingels_3_warp_speed_architecture_tales.html
I really enjoy the Mountain dwellings project for Copenhagen, despite the seemingly ill-conceived relationship to urban form. Has anyone been there? Is there any life on the streets?
Regarding the master plan for Baku; I would have big questions as to its "sustainability".
He's a very charismatic speaker, and I had never heard of BIG before seeing this presentation. I like how he lives in one of his own designs, it seems that this is a rare move among architects.
No TEDsters this year?!
...or Bjarke Ingels fans?
regarding street life at the mountain and vm houses...
i was there 2 years ago while the mountain was still under construction... it is a little hard (and maybe a little unfair) to judge the street life at this point since it is part of what is essentially a new town (orestad) that is being built from scratch... the older part of orestad that was pretty much complete while i was there seemed to work alright, but it is always going to be essentially a satellite town/suburb to copenhagen... it is all centered around a new subway line that goes through downtown and to the airport, so it certainly has potential... it is one of things that i feel like i have to go visit again in 10 years to see if it actually works as an urban environment or not.
i totally agree about the TED talk... he's really engaging... it is absurd to me to realize that he is only 35 years old... he's giving a lecture here at penn next month and i'm really looking forward to it.
On a somewhat related note... I had the opportunity to catch fellow ex-PLOT founder Julian De Smedt earlier this summer. Like Ingels, he's also an enthusiastic, charismatic, and engaging speaker.
And while I feel that both of them occasionally come across as a little shallow (compared to some of the regulars on the lecture-circuit), I have to admit that their opportunism and willingness to embrace the business side of architecture is actually quite refreshing.
Like a lot of similar offices though, I have to wonder if they're simply moving too fast? I find that their earliest works had a very nice simplicity (or at least coherency) about them. As the buildings get bigger and bigger and the programmes more complex, I feel as if the projects are beginning to lose some of that simple, youthful, ingenuity. But maybe that's just a product of all xl projects?
haven't you seen the pic of liberty bell, architectnophelia and me drinkin with bjarke? its floating around here somewherez...
nah vado, I haven't. do share!
I saw Bjarke when he spoke at UIC not too long ago. He was awesome in every way. I love the energy he brings to his lectures and his work, and I think that enthusiasm will carry him through as they get better at the "big" (no pun intended) projects.
oh, it was intended! big.dk
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