BIG architects

BIG's Ice Rink Melts Boundaries Between Indoor and Outdoor

BY John Pavlus | 03-21-2011 | 4:06 PM | ICE RINK

Talk is cheap, and so are architectural concepts: Public works are notoriously difficult to execute well, so you'll have to excuse us if we don't fall all over ourselves about pretty drawings. And yet! These designs for a public ice ... READ MORE›

Sustainable Fun at the Danish World Expo 2010 Pavilion

BY Linda Tischler | 05-03-2010 | 5:52 PM | SUSTAINABILITY

"Sustainability is often misunderstood as the neo-Protestant notion "that it has to hurt in order to be good," says Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. His goal in designing the Danish World Expo Pavilion: to show that a sustainable ... READ MORE›

Can a Modern Mosque in Copenhagen Settle the Disputes Between Danes and Muslims?

BY Suzanne LaBarre | 04-06-2010 | 9:34 AM | DESIGN

Given the local tensions with Muslim immigrants, the Bjarke Ingels Group mosque is either ingenious or outrageous.READ MORE›

Exporting Architecture: The Rise and Fall of U.S. World Expo Pavilions

BY William Bostwick | 02-24-2010 | 7:06 PM | POLITICS

From engineering marvels to theme-park megaplexes, America's presence at World Expos has plummeted in recent years, bottoming out in 2010's multi-screened pavilion. What did we lose, and how did we lose it? READ MORE›

KiBiSi: A New Danish Product-Design Supergroup

BY Cliff Kuang | 11-24-2009 | 11:23 AM | DESIGN

Three of Denmark's best-known designers join forces, to tackle headphones and chairs (among other other things).READ MORE›

Making Candyland Look Bland: Eight Blinding Buildings

BY Cliff Kuang | 10-09-2009 | 3:24 PM | DESIGN

Colorwise, even the greatest contemporary architecture can seem like a long drive through a gray, wintry rain. Flashes of color are rare, while gray, black, and silver are the norm. But things are changing. These last couple years have produced a surplus of technicolor treats. Here are eight recent projects that caught our eye. READ MORE›

A Manmade Mountain, Covered in Apartments

BY Cliff Kuang | 07-21-2009 | 2:04 PM | DESIGN

BIG architects recently completed a housing complex billed as "beacon for architectural possibility" and a "feat of residential engineering."READ MORE›

Visions of South Korea's Urban Future

BY Cliff Kuang | 01-12-2009 | 12:52 PM | ETHONOMICS

The United Arab Emirates gets all the attention for crazy urban schemes—from zero-carbon cities to kinetic, swirling skyscrapers. South Korea is lesser known, but it's also got grand ambitions and tech-crazed urban ...READ MORE›