In this era of Vines, it's a big ask to expect the current generation to sit through an 8.5-minute video of an architect talking. But this isn't any architect: This is Bjarke Ingels, who was asked to give advice to aspiring architects on-camera.
In the course of sounding off, Ingels touches on a variety of potentially boring topics that he makes interesting, the same as he does with his work. Subjects include: How architecture subverts Darwinism, the Anthropocene, how Rem Koolhaas' background in journalism changed the way Ingels viewed the role and capability of architecture in society, and the importance of architects learning to communicate, early on, with non-architects. Give this a watch:
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