BJARKE Ingels architectural language and identity

1. Bjarke Ingels

2. • Born in 1974.
• Danish architect.
• He won his first competition
while he was a third-year
student.
• Founder and Creative Director of
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

3. Cultural Hub
MÉCA
• Made From A Giant Loop Creates An "Urban Room" In
Bordeaux.

4. • houses three regional arts agencies( FRAC, ALCA, OARA) under one inhabitable
archway, cementing the UNESCO-listed city of Bordeaux as the epicenter for
culture.
For contemporary art
For cinema and literature
For performing arts

5. Public space

6. CopenHill
• the Clean Energy Plant With Its Own Ski Slope.
• innovator on an urban scale.
• redefining the relationship between the waste
plant and the city as an urban amenity.

7. STYLE
• famous for its playful schemes.
• easy-to-understand architectural gestures.
• clean design diagrams.
MÉCA CopenHill

9. VIA 57 West
OPPO’s new headquarter design

10. sluishuis 8 House

11. Lego House
• the building comprises 21 white bricks
• crowned by an oversized 2×4 LEGO block named the
‘keystone’.

12. two exhibition areas
four color-coded play areas
• red
• Blue
• green
• yellow
encourages creative skills
fosters cognitive skills
for social skills for emotional skill development

13. Ground floor First floor
Indoor
Indoor

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