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[U]nderneath the bridge we worked with a series of local artists. You have... a university in these two triangular buildings... wedged between the le… - Bjarke Ingels
" "[U]nderneath the bridge we worked with a series of local artists. You have... a university in these two triangular buildings... wedged between the legs of the bridge... proposed to... turn one of his video art works into a giant urban art work with this gigantic chandelier that... twice a day it... drops and spins dramatically... above the main street... [O]nce open the entire underside is going to turn into... the "Sistine Chapel of Street Art"... trying to turn the otherwise negative impact of the bridge into a positive. So that what ends up looking like this... surreal silhouette is... like a... precise analysis in response to a very difficult... urban situation. It is... one of the most striking places in Vancouver. ...[T]his is an example of... social infrastructure, the idea that infrastructure can have positive social and environmental side effects.
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About Bjarke Ingels
(born 2 October 1974) is a Danish architect, founder and creative partner of (BIG).
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Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels
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