"He changed the rules, whether you like him or not" - architecture and design

"He changed the rules, whether you like him or not"



In this week's comments update, readers disagree with Bjarke Ingels' claim that BIG buildings don't have a recognisable style.
Mistaken identity: in the latest episode of podcast Time Sensitive, BIG founder Ingels says he is proud that his studios building's don't have an identifiable style, but not everyone agrees they don't.  
"This young man is deluded," said EMO Paul, "BIG buildings are immediately recognisable and constantly re-hash ideas they have used before. How many more twisting boxes, upturned corners or elevations formed of staggered blocks are we going to see before they formulate an original idea""
Heywood Floyd agreed: "No identifiable style" What a preposterous joke and an insult to the intelligence of anyone who knows anything at all about architecture." "BIG churns out junk. I guess that junk could be described as a style," added Alfred Hitchcock.
Matteo Raspagni was more complimentary: "He changed the rules, whether you like him or not. Created a bridge between the untouchable Olympus of archi-stars and us."
On a different note, Ingels reminded this reader of a famous actor:
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Do you think BIG buildings have an identifiable stye" Join the discussion ?

New chapter: readers are disheartened to learn that Foster + Partners has transformed a former public library in Washington DC into a sleek retail space for Apple.
"From library to Apple Store. Yep. This is where we are heading,&qu...
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