Bjarke Ingels

On the sources of his optimism, creating a “master plan” for the planet, and how important storytelling is to design

Bjarke Ingels

For the past two decades, Bjarke Ingels, founder of the eponymous architecture firm, has designed forward-thinking and conversation-starting objects, buildings, and master plans across the globe. In this conversation, Ingels talks about the sources of his optimism, creating a “master plan” for the planet, and how important storytelling is to design.

This episode features an edited version of “My Earth” by The Sound Room; an edited version of “Water Fragments” by Joel Loopez; an edited version of “Island 1” by The Sound Room; an edited version of “Glowing Moods” by The Sound Room; an edited version of “Melodramatic Ambience” by Jonathan Hyde; and an edited version of “Dreaming Floating” by The Sound Room.