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Google Charleston East and Bay View Campus . california

BIG . Heatherwick Studio . photos: © Iwan Baan . + AJ

Google’s first ground-up campus, designed by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios in collaboration with Google’s design and engineering teams, opened in Silicon Valley. The campus’ mission is to create a human-centric design for the future of Google’s workplace and set new global sustainability standards for construction and office design. The site aims to operate entirely on carbon-free energy by 2030; it integrates the most extensive geothermal pile system in North America and is net-water positive. The campus also includes 17 acres of high-value natural areas, including wet meadows, woodlands, and marsh. Continue reading BIG . Heatherwick

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Gastronomy Open Ecosystem (GOe) for the Basque Culinary Center . San Sebastian

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BIG’s design proposal for the new 9,000 m2 Gastronomy Open Ecosystem (GOe) for the Basque Culinary Center at the heart of San Sebastian bridges science, gastronomy, and nature to promote culinary research, innovation, and enjoyment. Continue reading BIG

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Block 2 Redevelopment . Ottawa

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Shorlisted design proposal by BIG, Diamond Schmitt Architects, KWC Architects and ERA Architects for a full city block directly opposite Canada’s Parliament in Ottawa, embracing the existing heritage buildings while creating much needed public space on the ground and in the sky. Continue reading BIG

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Danish Neuroscience Center . Aarhus

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The first of its kind in the world, a new Neuroscience Center designed by BIG will bring together psychiatry and neuroscience under one roof to combine groundbreaking science and treatment of physical and mental brain diseases, spinal cord and nervous systems. BIG’s 19,000 m² design proposal for Aarhus University Hospital mimics the gyrification of the human brain to utilize the limited site area most efficiently while creating synergies between the different disciplines within the hospital. Continue reading BIG

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CANNINGHILL PIERS . SINGAPORE

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Connecting historic Fort Canning Hill with the adjacent lively riverfront by the Singapore River, CanningHill Piers has been conceived as a manifestation of effortless connectivity embodying the future of urban living. Continue reading BIG