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 accommodatearchitecturebig Change image and share on social
All evidence shows that we are actually getting smarter. Roughly we are getting 10 IQ points smarter every decade. The speed of innovation is also faster. Bjarke Ingels decadeevidencefast Change image and share on social
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 architectureartbig Change image and share on social
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 architectureblockbuild Change image and share on social
In the traditional modernist planning that created the suburbs, you put residential buildings in suburban neighborhoods, office spaces into brain parks and retail in shopping malls. But you fail to exploit the possibility of symbiosis or synthesis that way. Bjarke Ingels brainbuildingcreate share on social
I think the avant-garde often hides itself in the highly incomprehensible because they are frustrated that the real world is so boring. Bjarke Ingels avantborefrustrate Change image and share on social
All comic books take place in built environments, and I was very good at drawing people and animals, and stuff like that, but I hadn't spent much energy drawing buildings. So I thought, maybe I could, and then I became an architect. Bjarke Ingels animalarchitectbook share on social