
Jun 24, 2022 • 22M
Bjarke Ingels
On the sources of his optimism, creating a “master plan” for the planet, and how important storytelling is to design
First Things First is a show about how inspiration and design accelerate positive change. We explore this theme through conversations with people who are using creativity to take on tough challenges.
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.