INGELS
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Denmark “Architecture is portraiture,” imparts Bjarke Ingels on designing. Rejecting the stereotypical idea of perfection, he explains that beauty lies within the artist’s ability to capture the essence of the subject. “What we are looking for is the potential of a certain situation. The performance of a building will create a distinct aesthetic.”
BIG’s latest work-in-progress, Copenhagen’s Amager Resource Center, will be the cleanest waste-toenergy plant in the world. Once completed, the roof will function as a ski slope, a green forest mountain, hiking trail, and climbing wall. It harvests rainwater and daylight to form an urban metabolism within the city, before converting the waste into a rich energy reserve. “It’s a perfect example of what we call hedonistic sustainability.”