BIG founder Bjarke Ingels is drawing up a masterplan for the Earth to "prove that a sustainable human presence on planet Earth is attainable with existing technologies".
In an interview with TIME magazine, Ingels went into detail about Masterplanet ? BIG's concept for designing a more sustainable way of living for the world.
Approaching Earth like an architect master planning a city, Ingels calculates that even a predicted population of 10 billion people could enjoy a high quality of life if environmental issues were tackled holistically.
Thinking on the scale of individual buildings isn't enough, the Danish architect told TIME.
"When you're building a house, there are a few things you can do ? add some solar panels on the roof and so on ? but most of it is not very effective," explained Ingels. "Every time you go up in scale, you can actually do more."
According to BIG, only a master planning approach will "prove that a sustainable human presence on planet Earth is attainable with existing technologies" in time to avert total disaster.
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Masterplanet will divide environmental problems up into 10 sections under two subheadings. Five polluting sectors, of transport, energy, food, industry and waste management, then five pillars of sustainable living, namely biodiversity, water, pollution, health, and architecture and urbanism.
Ingels has been mulling over the idea for a while, but he said the g...