ArchiTech Office Tours | BIG HQ
ArchiTech Network
In our milestone 10th episode we return to where it all started (BIG) and tour Bjarke Ingels Group’s new headquarters in Copenhagen. We join Jens Kaarsholm for one of the first public tours of the office and walk up all 6 floors of the new headquarters as well as talk about Design Technology, BIM, AI and game engines.
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00:00 Introduction 00:24 Welcome to ArchiTech Tours 01:34 Hello Jens 03:25 The Twist 05:00 NOMA 05:55 Copenhill 07:57 Lego Towers 11:07 BIG HQ 12:08 Aarhus 14:40 The Totem Pole 16:54 1st Floor 16:06 2nd Floor - Model Shop 20:48 Landscape Team 22:30 Studio Drift Lights 23:23 3rd Floor 24:27 BIG Products 25:43 4th Floor 28:31 5th Floor 29:22 The Design Technology Team 32:26 6th Floor 33:56 Mini BIG 35:15 The Roof Terrace 37:03 Exterior Stairs 38:56 Jens Kaarsholm 39:45 Jen's background of being at BIG? 43:00 What is your role as director of Design Technology? 45:50 Transitioning from ArchiCAD to Revit? 50:33 Future of BIM and how to improve the tools and methodologies? 58:49 What excites you about game engines for architecture? 01:05:45 What are you general thoughts on AI? 01:09:56 What advice you have for young architects? 01:13:09 What excites you most on the horizon, game engines, AI,? 01:15:33 Outro
