The one thing all humans share is that we all inhabit the same limited amount of real estate, which is Planet Earth. — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
You can say, like, planet Earth has an existing geology, and what we do as human beings and as architects is that we try to sort of alter and modify and expand the geology. — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
People outside the profession of architecture perhaps often lack the understanding of how their physical environment comes into being. What are the processes, the… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
I really focus on the ball, I really focus on the work, and I really focus on creating all the growth opportunities for anyone… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
When I moved to America, everybody was asking, 'Why the hell are you going to America? It's over; you should be going east.' But… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Today, we have sophisticated building technology: we can calculate and simulate the environments and performance of the building, the thermal exposure of envelop, or… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
I think the biggest backhanded criticism-compliment I get is that I'm 'good at communicating.' Which implies that you're bad at doing. — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
All evidence shows that we are actually getting smarter. Roughly we are getting 10 IQ points smarter every decade. The speed of innovation is… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there was no cartoon academy. So I enrolled in the Royal Danish Art Academy School of Architecture.… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
Maybe our work appeals to some people more than others. But the opportunities that I present to my colleagues are completely uninfluenced by gender,… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
My drawing skills probably froze around when I was 18... Now I'm more interested in the story, how the drawings, the layout can help… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
I think if I would have started BIG in America, I would probably never have called it BIG. There was nothing but a little… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
