Lecture's IaaC - Bjarke Ingels - inclusivism

Biography

Bjarke Ingels started BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group in 2005 after co-founding PLOT Architectsin 2001 and working at OMA in Rotterdam. Through a series of award-winning designprojects and buildings, Bjarke Ingels has created an international reputation as a memberof a new generation of architects that combine shrewd analysis, playful experimentation,social responsibility and humour. In 2004 he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for the Stavanger Concert House, and the following year he received the Forum AID Award for the VM Houses. Since its completion, The Mountain has received numerousawards including the World Architecture Festival Housing Award, Forum Aid Award andthe MIPIM Residential Development Award. Recently, Bjarke was rated as one of the 100most creative people in business by New York based Fast Company magazine. Alongside his architectural practice, Bjarke has been active as a Visiting Professor atRice University’s School of Architecture and Columbia University’s Graduate School ofArchitecture, Planning and Preservation. Bjarke is currently Visiting Professor at HarvardUniversity where he is teaching a joint studio with the Business School and the Graduate School of Design.