to see the globe info chronological alphabetical programmatic scale status location all projects projects news about awards lectures media shop jobs contact search big ideas news oct 7th 2016 big & hyperloop one to present joint vision this november will the new hyperloop fly float or drive find out exactly one month from today on november 7th when big & hyperloop one unveil their new vision for the next mode of transportation . oct 5th 2016 superkilen receives 2016 aga khan award superkilen is selected as one of the winners of the 2016 aga khan award for architecture . the master jury selected from a total of 348 nominated projects in 69 countries and chose superkilen for not only exhibiting architectural excellence but improving the overall quality of life and promoting integration across ethnicity religion and culture . sep 29th 2016 m ca breaks ground in bordeaux maison de l conomie cr ative et de la culture en aquitaine brings together three cultural institutions under one roof . frac the aquitaine regional fund for contemporary art ecla the cultural agency for writing music film & broadcasting and oara the artistic office of the aquitaine region for performing arts are gathered around an outdoor urban room that frames the everyday life along the promenade in bordeaux . sep 20th 2016 urban rigger arrives in copenhagen the first 680 m2 urban rigger has arrived in copenhagen providing 12 affordable and sustainable student homes to the city s young academics . manufactured at low cost and high quality in a polish shipyard urban rigger helps an endangered industry while offering a solution to the growing demand for affordable student housing all over the world . sep 19th 2016 big unveils proposal for s.pellegrino campus shaped by the serpentine run of the brembo river and the sloping alpine mountainsides our proposal for the new san pellegrino campus inherits its narrative structure from the landscape of the brembana valley . like an aquatic equivalent of a wine cellar the repeating archways expand and contract to create the narrative framework for the purity and clarity of the mineral water in an environment characterized by lightness openness and transparency . the architecture of manmade elements is embraced and enhanced by the forces of nature tapping into the rhythmic rationality of the industrial heritage of s. pellegrino while eliminating the traditional segregation between front and back of house creating a seamless continuity between production and consumption preparation and enjoyment . bjarke ingels founding partner big . sep 13th 2016 big appoints new head of global human resources mette aagard will join big as global head of human resources hr based in copenhagen . mette will lead big s international hr team with a particular focus on talent development and building leadership capabilities at all levels of the company . big today employs nearly 400 people between office in copenhagen nyc and london . sep 7th 2016 via courtscraper completes construction in new york city vi 57 west designed by big bjarke ingels group for the durst organization introduces a new typology to new york city the courtscraper . the 830 000 sq ft highrise combines the density of the american skyscraper with the communal space of the european courtyard offering 709 residential units with a lush 22 000 sq ft garden at the heart of the building . aug 28th 2016 big s skum pavilion travels to chart art fair following a festive appearance at roskilde festival 2016 the mobile pavilion skum inflatable in just 7 minutes provides a perfect backdrop for chart s happy art lovers at charlottenborg kunsthal this weekend next stop aros aarhus art museum as part of their european culture capital program in 2017 . aug 23rd 2016 villa gug gets final approval the city council in aalborg has approved plans for villa gug a 750 m2 single family home located on a hill top in the neighborhood of gug . the house is carefully tailored to its future residents and their passion for cars turning seamlessly from a showroom and garage at the driveway into the family s private home at the higher levels . aug 9th 2016 grove at grand bay to welcome residents grove at grand bay big s condominium project in coconut grove miami receives its certificate of occupancy . the twin twisting towers are due to become the first leed gold certified residential towers in florida and are set to open to the public in late 2016 . aug 9th 2016 big on display at 2016 summer olympics the 2016 olympics in rio de janeiro highlights the best of danish design sport and culture with the pavilion heart of denmark . big s superkilen copenhagen harbour bath and amager waste to energy plant are on display at the pavilion on ipanema beach now through august 22 . jul 25th 2016 via makes its movie debut in doctor strange via appears in the trailer of the new marvel superhero movie doctor strange starring benedict cumberbatch as the titular hero . jul 22nd 2016 the wilson school moves ahead the wilson school receives school board approval of schematic design . designed by big leo a daly the project will move and expand two existing county wide programs to a tiered green terraced building situated in the urban landscape of arlington va. arlington public schools plans to open the building in time for the 2019 2020 school year . jul 21st 2016 big shortlists for new s.pellegrino flagship factory the world s leading sparkling water brand s.pellegrino announces big as one of four international firms in the running to design a new flagship factory in san pellegrino terme italy . s.pellegrino will announce the winning project and its construction timeline in september 2016 . jul 18th 2016 telus sky tower on the rise the telus sky tower continues to rise into the calgary skyline . construction of the 8 story basement reaches completion with the pouring of the ground level and the central portion of the core is up to the third floor . completion of the 60 floor tower is scheduled for the end of 2018 . jul 12th 2016 google hq secures more land in mountain view the new google headquarters designed by big and heatherwick studio secures property encompassing over three million square feet of existing and future real estate in the city of mountain view . jul 6th 2016 faroe islands education centre tops out faroe islands education centre topped out at a ceremony attended by big partners bjarke ingels and finn n rkj r to celebrate this major milestone in its construction process . the new centre will bring together a high school a technical school and a business school in t rshavn and will be the biggest building in the history of the faroe islands . jul 5th 2016 big s via and hualien residences shortlist for waf awards via 57 west and hualien residences are selected as finalists for the 2016 world architecture festival awards . via shortlists for the completed buildings housing award while hualien residences is honored in the future projects category . the winning projects will be announced at the annual world architecture festival which will take place in berlin november 16 18 . jul 1st 2016 big debuts skum pavilion at roskilde festival one of europe s largest music events roskilde festival marks the debut of big s inflatable pavilion named skum in english foam . inspired by inflatable castles of childhood skum s bubble like cloud shape is completely filled with air meaning that it is fully transportable with little assemblage required . during roskilde the pavilion is acting as a vip bar for the historic copenhagen born tuborg brewery before it moves on to chart art fair later this summer then to its permanent home at the aros aarhus kunstmuseum . jun 30th 2016 let s play at superkilen with danish architecture centre dac shines a spotlight on superkilen as an example of urban space as the setting for movement and community engagement in its summer exhibition and event series let s play . celebrating how a city can become a playground the exhibition is accompanied by a series of athletic activities including ping pong skateboarding yoga and parkour brought to the streets of copenhagen . the exhibition is open now through 2 october . load next 20 about big bjarke ingels group big is a copenhagen and new york based group of architects designers builders and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture urbanism interior design landscape design product design research and development . the office is currently involved in a large number of projects throughout europe north america asia and the middle east . big s architecture emerges out of a careful analysis of how contemporary life constantly evolves and changes . not least due to the influence from multicultural exchange global economical flows and communication technologies that all together require new ways of architectural and urban organization . we believe that in order to deal with today s challenges architecture can profitably move into a field that has been largely unexplored . a pragmatic utopian architecture that steers clear of the petrifying pragmatism of boring boxes and the na ve utopian ideas of digital formalism . like a form of programmatic alchemy we create architecture by mixing conventional ingredients such as living leisure working parking and shopping . by hitting the fertile overlap between pragmatic and utopia we architects once again find the freedom to change the surface of our planet to better fit contemporary life forms . big partners big is led by 12 partners bjarke ingels sheela maini s gaard finn n rkj r thomas christoffersen kai uwe bergmann andreas klok pedersen david zahle jakob lange beat schenk daniel sundlin brian yang and jakob sand . in addition big has named 11 associates at big nyc including agustin perez torres iben falconer christopher white daniel kidd david brown jakob henke leon rost doug stechschulte martin voelkle ziad shehab s ren gr nert and 6 associates at big cph including cat huang frederik lyng gabrielle nadeau hanna johansson jo o albuquerque ole elkj r larsen . founding partner bjarke ingels bjarke ingels started big bjarke ingels group in 2005 after co founding plot architects in 2001 and working at oma in rotterdam . 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 wall street journal s innovator of the year award the danish crown prince s culture prize in 2011 the golden lion at the venice biennale in 2004 and the uli award for excellence in 2009 . in 2016 time magazine named bjarke one of the 100 most influential people in the world . alongside his architectural practice bjarke 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 . partner & ceo sheela maini s gaard sheela maini s gaard s primary responsibility is the general management of big with special focus on finances . since she joined big in august 2008 her focus has been on optimizing cashflow formalizing contract policy and worked with the organizational structure the latter of which has most notably resulted in a re alignment in the business development area at big . sheela s professional experience covers among other things process optimization cost control and business development skills which she has accumulated from her time as business development manager at meyers aps a long commitment with gn resound where she had several managing roles latest as international product manager as well as her