Plan for the Planet
“Hedonistic sustainability” and giving form to the future
Sponsored by ABC World Wide Stone, Architectural Record, Armstrong World Industries, Benjamin Moore & Co., Bison Innovative Products, BQE Software, DoorBird, EQUITONE facades, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Landscape Forms, National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association, Inc., The Ornamental Metal Institute of New York, and The Steel Institute of New York | Presented by Bjarke Ingels
Webinar On-Demand
In presenting several current projects, Bjarke Ingels explores what he calls “hedonistic sustainability” and giving form to the future. He provides a holistic reordering of what the planet needs to create worldwide energy efficiency and then shows how his architectural projects work toward that end goal. Each project combines innovative materials and systems that also serve as visions that appeal to architectural aesthetic design.
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Bjarke Ingels, started BIG Bjarke Ingels Group in 2005 after co-founding PLOT Architects in 2001 and working at the Office of Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Through a series of award-winning design projects and buildings, Bjarke has developed a reputation for designing buildings that are as programmatically and technically innovative as they are cost and resource conscious. Bjarke has received numerous awards and honors, including the Danish Crown Prince’s Culture Prize in 2011, the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2004, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence in 2009. In 2011, the Wall Street Journal awarded Bjarke the Architectural Innovator of the Year Award. Architizer awarded BIG as Firm of the year. In 2016, Time Magazine named Bjarke one of the 100 most influential people in the world today. Alongside his architectural practice, Bjarke has taught at Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, and Rice University and is an honorary professor at the Royal Academy of Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen. He is a frequent public speaker and has spoken in venues such as TED, WIRED, AMCHAM, 10 Downing Street, and the World Economic Forum. |
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in November 2022
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe how BIG’s plan for the planet is a global holistic project that supports the health, safety, and well-being of occupants in the built environment.
- Discuss how certain materials are used in these architectural projects to combat weather and other outside forces for the safety and comfort of occupants.
- Explain environmental designs in these projects that support green goals while also achieving health and happiness for both public and private occupants.
- List five categories that Ingels focuses on to approach solutions that support sustainability and the overall “plan for the planet.
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