Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels has been dubbed by TIME magazine as one the 100 most influential people. Aged 42 he’s the world’s most marketable architect, and in BigTime, he talks about his design process, personal life and many things in between.
The premise for the film is almost identical to the episode devoted to him in the Netflix Abstract series, but Big Time is, well, bigger, and there is more time to focus on his personal life (he’s the man with everything except a girlfriend), the various frustrations he suffers (like finding the right finish for the walls of his amazing triangular building in Manhattan) and a health issue that just might be something career ending.
The film gives you a pretty complete picture of Ingel’s life, from his teenage years going to parties and wanting to make comic books, to being forced into architecture school by his parents, to becoming what he is now.
Big Time is a great movie if you want to learn more about Ingels and his company. Even if you’ve been following his work for a while, you’ll learn something new.
4/5
Big Time is screening at the Sydney Film Festival.
