Bjarke Ingels Group

BIG’s Wildflower Studios Brings Film Production Space—and Visual Interest—to an Industrial Corner of Queens

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:07:00 -0400

In addition to sprawling stacked soundstages, the brawny studio complex in Astoria features a promenade along Luyster Creek.

BIG’s 40th Precinct is a Big Upgrade for the NYPD in the Bronx

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:54:33 -0500

The 45,000-square-foot station house includes a dedicated community room—a first for the NYPD—with a separate entrance on the ground level.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Bjarke Ingels and Liz Lambert

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:25 -0400

Architect Bjarke Ingels and Texas hotelier Liz Lambert join the podcast to discuss the redevelopment of El Cosmico in Marfa and how their partnership with ICON is redefining construction and design through 3D printing.

Vancouver House by Bjarke Ingels Group

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400

In the western Canadian city, BIG reinterprets the typical residential tower.

Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet by Bjarke Ingels Group

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Resembling land art, a sculptural museum and workshop for a storied Swiss watch manufacturer takes advantage of its site’s topography.

Bjarke Ingels ‘Steps Back’ as WeWork’s Chief Architect

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:44:00 -0500

After nearly two years with the coworking giant, the Danish architect no longer holds an official title at the company.

Galeries Lafayette Champs-Elysées by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0400

An Art Deco bank in Paris is reimagined for one of France’s oldest retail establishments.

Noma by Bjarke Ingels Group and Studio David Thulstrup

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:00:00 -0400

A celebrated restaurant’s new home in Copenhagen provides a tactile rustic setting that complements the kitchen’s spectacular seasonal cuisine.

Continuing Education: Urban Swimming Holes

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0400

A string of proposed projects aims to reclaim urban waterways for people.

Shenzhen International Energy Mansion by Bjarke Ingels Group

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 08:50:00 -0400

A folded curtain wall on an office building in China saves energy while throwing a few curves.

Bjarke Ingels Joins WeWork as Chief Architect

Mon, 14 May 2018 10:00:00 -0400

By bringing the architect on board, the forward-looking company further embraces its roots in design.

Rendering Released of Condo-Hotel by Bjarke Ingels in NYC

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:00:00 -0500

Dubbed “The Eleventh,” the Danish architect’s project is near the High Line on the far West Side of Manhattan.

LEGO House by Bjarke Ingels Group

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0400

BIG designs an "experience center" in Billund, Denmark, that resembles 21 giant stacked LEGO bricks.

2017 Architecture & Design Film Festival’s Lineup Plays with Tradition and Form

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:00:00 -0400

From the inner world of Rem Koolhaas to how a garden designer transformed health care design, ADFF 2017 delivers big names and new angles.

Greenbuild 2016: A Sustainable Design Safari with Bjarke Ingels

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

“Designing sustainably and designing resiliently is not just more homework for architects and engineers,” said Bjarke Ingels at the closing plenary of Greenbuild 2016 Friday afternoon.

Via 57 West by Bjarke Ingels Group

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 08:07:00 -0400

A daring apartment building reshapes the New York skyline along the Hudson River.

2016 Serpentine Pavilion and Summer Houses

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400

“Bigamy” in architecture, at least according to the Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group, means the combination of diametrically opposed parts.

Three Firms Commissioned to Design Dubai Expo Pavilions

AReditor@bnpmedia.com (Rebecca Seidel) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:00:00 -0400

Foster + Partners, Grimshaw Architects, and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) will design a trio of pavilions for Expo 2020 in Dubai. The three firms beat ten competitors in a global competition whose results were announced on March 12.

Bjarke Ingels Group to Design 2016 Serpentine Pavilion

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Fresh off a string of high-profile commissions, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and his firm, BIG, have been selected to design the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion in London this summer. And, for the first time, four other architects—Kunlé Adeyemi/NLÉ, Barkow Leibinger, Yona Friedman, and Asif Khan—will each create a summer house to accompany it.

Bjarke Ingels Tower to Connect “High Line Into Skyline”

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:45:00 -0500

Bjarke Ingels continues to write his west side story with yet another icon along the Hudson River. Today, developer Tishman Speyer unveiled the architect’s design for The Spiral, a 65-story, 2.85 million-square-foot office tower.

Full Steam Ahead: BIG Launches Kickstarter for Vapor Ring Generator

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:00:00 -0400

Architecture lovers now have the ability to bankroll (“steamroll,” if you will) the finishing touch on Bjarke Ingels Group’s energy plant/ski slope hybrid in Copenhagen—a vapor ring-belching chimney.

Google Unveils Master Plan for Silicon Valley HQ

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:00:00 -0500

Today, Google unveiled plans for a ground-breaking, 3.4 million-square-foot campus conceived by architecture firms BIG and Heatherwick Studio, the Silicon Valley Business Journal reports. “Tech really hasn’t adopted a particular language for buildings,” said David Radcliffe, Google’s vice-president of real estate development in a video proposal. “I mean, we’ve just found old buildings, and we’ve moved into them, and made do best we could.”Envisioned as both a neighborhood and as a wildlife habitat, the proposed master plan on the fringes of Mountain View, California, features four clusters of buildings draped in a thin, glass membrane. These buildings, rather than being

Exhibition Review: Bjarke Ingels' Hot to Cold at the National Building Museum

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0500

Last week, Bjarke Ingels toured visitors around Hot to Cold, a survey of the architect's work, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Unveils BIG's Master Plan

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:00:00 -0500

BIG's concept includes a lawn between the Smithsonian’s historic Castle and Independence Avenue that curls upward at its corners.

First Look: BIG's BIG Maze at the National Building Museum

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0400

At 57 feet square and 18 feet high, the maze occupies the eastern third of the National Building Museum's Great Hall. The vast Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is as tricky to program as it is impressive to behold. More than 300 feet long and several stories high, the Renaissance Revival hall is often rented out for private events, and its columns and arcades provide a suitably grand backdrop during gala dinners. But the space tends to swallow up lectures and other small-scale public programs. To make better use of it, the museum installed

Newsmaker: Bjarke Ingels on the Smithsonian

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is looking to raise the profile of the Smithsonian’s lesser-known spaces.

Bjarke Ingels Explains 'Court-Scrapers,' Robo-cars, and Mirrored Ceilings

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Architects do a lousy job of selling their ideas to the general public, said Bjarke Ingels, on Thursday morning during his keynote address at Architectural Record’s annual Innovation conference in New York.

8 House

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400

“Humble” seems an unlikely word to associate with an architect who, at 36, has already built three inventive apartment complexes on his home turf of Copenhagen, has a high-profile commission for another in New York City, and is the darling of the design blogosphere.

BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

What vitamins does he take? That might be your first question if you encounter Bjarke Ingels, founder of the four-year-old Copenhagen-based firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

Young Danes Think Big

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

The Copenhagen-based architectural firm of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), featured in Record’s Vanguard issue (December 2009, page 52) has expanded its partnership as of December 1.