Ewa wendycz bjarke ingels biography

Danish architect (b)

Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels (Danish pronunciation:[ˈpjɑːkəˈpɔnkɒˈe̝ŋˀl̩s]; born 2 October ) is a Danish architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

In Denmark, Ingels became well known after designing two housing complexes in Ørestad: VM Houses and Mountain Dwellings. In he founded Bjarke Ingels Group, which grew to a staff of by , with noted projects including the 8 House housing complex, VIA 57 West in Manhattan, the Google North Bayshore headquarters (co-designed with Thomas Heatherwick), the Superkilen park, and the Amager Resource Center (ARC) waste-to-energy plant – the latter which incorporates both a ski slope and climbing wall on the building exterior.

Ewa wendycz bjarke ingels biography

Since , Ingels has won numerous architectural competitions. He moved to New York City in , where in addition to the VIA 57 West, BIG won a design contest after Hurricane Sandy for improving Manhattan's flood resistance.

In , The Wall Street Journal