Can Designing for a Dictator Actually Be Virtuous?
An article by Cliff Kuang for Co.Design
Editor and writer, Cliff Kuang, interviews young 'starchitect' Bjarke Ingels about his various upcoming projects. Ingles, 35, has become a highly influential and important contemporary architect, and his recent success has allowed him to establish a new office in NY on top of his current Denmark practice.
The article begins with some background about Ingles and continues to discuss several projects the architect is currently working on. These projects range from a teaching job at Harvard University in Boston to a mosque design in Copenhagen showing the young designers diversity and talent.
Currently, among other things, Ingels is working with the government of Kazakhstan to build a new National Library. Kuang hints at the projects political implications, but Ingels responds by saying "...just because people don’t have the right to vote doesn’t mean they
don’t have the right to good buildings. The best way to maintain the
proper distance is to make sure that Kazakhstan gets a great library."
Bjarke Ingels, though young, has already made a unique impact on contemporary architecture, and his work will continue to challenge contemporary traditions in architecture.
