Bjarke ingels— founder & creative director, big the new center repositions the campus entry from the main quad, known as the beach, to charles street Located in the town of gelephu in southern bhutan, the 1000+ km2 masterplan titled ‘mindfulness city’ by big, arup, and cistri is informed by bhutanese culture, the principles of gross national happiness index (gnh), and the country’s strong spiritual heritage. This shift not only opens the university to the adjacent charles village, but it also sets the stage for future development along this corridor.
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Bjarke ingels group of landscape, engineering, architecture, planning and products. Bjarke ingels group of landscape, engineering, architecture, planning and products From their exceptionally comprehensive response to our submission call and throughout the design process, big’s willingness to both listen to us and push us has conceived a project that celebrates our history and embodies the ambitious optimism that animates our academic mission.” When invited to design the 2016 serpentine pavilion, big decided to work with one of the most basic elements of architecture
Through minimal means, big’s design created maximum functionality and architectural resonance The architecture of the museum is a collision between the old and the new Heavy textured concrete and light transparent steel and glass. Big’s aim was to amplify treehotel’s focus on sustainability and natural tourism, and create a resilient design in a region with strong seasonal climatic contrasts.
