8 Quotes & Sayings By Bjarke Ingels

Bjarke Ingels was born in Aarhus, Denmark. He is the founder of the architecture firm BIG, which has designed some of the world’s most recognisable buildings including The Shard in London, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, and the Danish National Museum in Copenhagen. As a result of his work, Ingels has received numerous awards including the RIBA European Prize (twice), Venice Biennale Gold Lion (twice), the Stirling Prize (once), and the Pritzker Architecture Prize (twice).

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I believe that architecture, as anything else in life, is evolutionary. Ideas evolve; they don't come from outer space and crash into the drawing board. Bjarke Ingels
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In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives. Bjarke Ingels
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For me, architecture is the means, not the end. It's a means of making different life forms possible. Bjarke Ingels
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I think architecture is rarely the product of a single ideology. It's more like it can be shaped by a really big idea. It can accommodate a lot of life forms. Bjarke Ingels
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Architecture is restricted to such a limited vocabulary. A building is either a high-rise or a perimeter block or a town house. Bjarke Ingels
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Sustainability can't be like some sort of a moral sacrifice or political dilemma or a philanthropical cause. It has to be a design challenge. Bjarke Ingels
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In Copenhagen, there's a long-term commitment to creating a well-functioning pedestrian city where all forms of movement - pedestrian, bicycles, cars, public transportation - are accommodated with equal priority. Bjarke Ingels