in 2005, he formed big --for the bjarke ingels group-- from his tiny apartment in copenhagen. >> ingelsark is one of the smallest countries on the planet. and there was something funny about calling a company "big." i think if i would have started "big" in america, i would probably never have called it "big." there was nothing but, a little bit of local small country humor in-- in the idea. some plaza. >> safer: almost immediately, he began to win design competitions, making a name for himself with inventive, whimsical designs for what can be often deadly boring: suburban apartment buildings. >> ingels: five years ago, we had built a few projects in copenhagen that were in a way ordinary. projects, like, housing and parking and shops and offices, but we had put them together in a way that created the-- maybe remarkable results. and suddenly, we got an invitation to come to new york and-- and look at the site on 57th street. and-- and in a way, i had nothing better to do, so i thought, "why don't i move to new york and see how it goes?" >> safer: it went pretty well. he now oversees 300

>> ingels: it's paradoxical for an architect. the only thing you can see is all the battles you lost, all the compromises that had to be made, or the-- the ( bleep )-ups ) you're going to have to bleep that out. >> danish guard: attention. >> safer: the rise and rise of young mr. ingels started here in copenhagen, where he grew up. his father an engineer, his mother a dentist. >> ingels: i wanted to be a cartoonist, but there was no cartoon academy. so i enrolled in the royal danish art academy school of architecture. but then i really got smitten by architecture. we don't want any verticals. >> safer: from the beginning, ingels says he set out to disrupt modern architecture's tyrany of what he calls "the formulaic, boring box." >> ingels: when i started studying architecture, people would say, you know, "can you tell me why are all modern buildings so boring?" because, like, people had this idea that in the good old days-- architecture had, like, ornament and little towers and spires and gargoyles. and today, it just becomes ver

>> ingels: we have a fair amount the opposite. and i think if you were t-- if you were to take all of that to to-- you know, draw a line or-- or lay a brick.ls has become a celebrity at home in denmark, where he's designing the new headquarters of the most iconic at the topping off ceremony in october, townspeople waited in line in the rain to catch a glimpse of the new building and its architect.steel is the tieback. >> safer: that fame has also allowed him to take more risks and add more spectacle to his creations.a chimney that belches steam rings. copenhagen.es as a ski slope. i mean, the building says, "come and look at me." >> ingels: yeah, since this power plant is really saving a almost a complete reversal of the symbolism of a chimney. >> safer: the idea for thenally started as a joke. >> ingels: normally, you would want to be as far away from a power plant as possible because it's polluting, it's noisy, it's smelly.o clean that you essentially have clean mountain air on the roof of it. and we thought, "maybe it would a s

between offices in new york and >> ingels: the more it looks like a megalomaniacal. >> safer: ingels believes his success comes from his ability to combine the practical with the fantastical. like this harbor bath in copenhagen, where swimmers can swim in the city's harbor. the design for the just unveiled new redskins stadium, complete with a moat for all those kayaking tailgaters. >> ingels: tailgating literally becomes a picnic in the park. >> safer: the culture at "big" is intense. ( cheers ) >> safer: but in off hours, blowing off steam dressed as their favorite comic book hero isn't uncommon. that's the boss armed with a gun full of tequila. >> ingels: the way we work is maybe unlike certain architects that have a very particular style, where it is the auteur. it has to be the-- the design principal who-- who makes the strokes of genius. i don't have to come up with the best idea. it is my job to make sure that it-- it is always the best idea that wins. >> michael kimmelman: i think bjarke is-- is really a wonderful spokesman. for himself and for, i would say also for the possi

reporter laura ingel has more. >> reporter: parts of the south are still under water. but in some air yad yaz, nine flood waters are receding after nearly a week of heavy rain. storms leaving six people dead and more than 5000 homeses dmadged louisiana alone. now officials and civilians are scrambling to assess the damage. >> i'm just concerned about what kind of damage the water is going to do and especially if it stays ound for a long time. kind of like the katrina event. >> reporter: and it isn't over #kwred yet. bay quarter of louisiana's river graidges still somewhat flooding prompting president obama to declare a major disaster tore the state. as historic and calling for voluntary evacuations of at least two towrnz towns along the louisiana mississippi boater called pearl river. >> ahd if it come in the house, you can redo that, but if you get in it and you're gorntion it's over. >> reporter: also causing cerntion another line of thunderstorm that's hit parts of oklahoma, arkansas and east texas. several homes destroyed in uncertain texas, that's just a few moilz

but we also did that with john .ingell and mike oxley we had a bipartisan team of people working on this reform. eddie is absolutely correct. if we had not begun this process in 1990 three or 1984, it would've been difficult to arrive at a product in 1996. when you look back at the recent history of major pieces of legislation, i really believe that our stands out. not saying it to boast, but i think ours stands out as a major use of legislation that was highly technical about the future and you had people other than eddie and i working together for a common result. we actually crossed the capital and worked with members of the senate. it was a large effort that ended up yielding a tremendous piece of legislation. >> what do you wish you had done differently? eddie may disagree with me. the only thing on my have done differently is in regard to the checklist, i might if made it more prescriptive so there would've been less interpretations with the federal interpretation commission over a short period of time. we had a conscious discussion and i think we ended up with the right results sa

. >> good morning or good afternoon my name is ingel i'll speaking no support of landmarking this is an unusual building in san francisco house and it is also very important because there was a very decided influence of the woman architect this building and yeah, he would wish that you would adopt the landmarking thank you. >> and ms. horton were you involved the case report for this landmark designation. >> i can't say they used my book in which they used the novel. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on number one seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much for your comments. >> madam chair i'd like to be listed a co-sponsor with supervisor yee and move forward to the full board with recommendations. >> all right. looks like this motion. >> man and woman madam chair, i have a connection the next board meeting will not needed until april 5th. >> okay. >> thank you very much you got that supervisor peskin all right. a motion to move to the next board meeting to april 5th we'll take that without objection. that motion carries. >> item 2. >> item 2 an ordin

. >> good morning or good afternoon my name is ingel i'll speaking no support of landmarking this isunusual building in san francisco house and it is also very important because there was a very decided influence of the woman architect this building and yeah, he would wish that you would adopt the landmarking thank you. >> and ms. horton were you involved the case report for this landmark designation. >> i can't say they used my book in which they used the novel. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on number one seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much for your comments. >> madam chair i'd like to be listed a co-sponsor with supervisor yee and move forward to the full board with recommendations. >> all right. looks like this motion. >> man and woman madam chair, i have a connection the next board meeting will not needed until april 5th. >> okay. >> thank you very much you got that supervisor peskin all right. a motion to move to the next board meeting to april 5th we'll take that without objection. that motion carries. >> item 2. >> item 2 an ordinance

. >> good morning or good afternoon my name is ingel i'll speaking no support of landmarking this is an unusual building in san francisco house and it is also very important because there was a very decided influence of the woman architect this building and yeah, he would wish that you would adopt the landmarking thank you. >> and ms. horton were you involved the case report for this landmark designation. >> i can't say they used my book in which they used the novel. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on number one seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much for your comments. >> madam chair i'd like to be listed a co-sponsor with supervisor yee and move forward to the full board with recommendations. >> all right. looks like this motion. >> man and woman madam chair, i have a connection the next board meeting will not needed until april 5th. >> okay. >> thank you very much you got that supervisor peskin all right. a motion to move to the next board meeting to april 5th we'll take that without objection. that motion carries. >> item 2. >> item 2 an ordin

. >> good morning or good afternoon my name is ingel i'll speaking no support of landmarking this is an unusual building in san francisco house and it is also very important because there was a very decided influence of the woman architect this building and yeah, he would wish that you would adopt the landmarking thank you. >> and ms. horton were you involved the case report for this landmark designation. >> i can't say they used my book in which they used the novel. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on number one seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much for your comments. >> madam chair i'd like to be listed a co-sponsor with supervisor yee and move forward to the full board with recommendations. >> all right. looks like this motion. >> man and woman madam chair, i have a connection the next board meeting will not needed until april 5th. >> okay. >> thank you very much you got that supervisor peskin all right. a motion to move to the next board meeting to april 5th we'll take that without objection. that motion carries. >> item 2. >> item 2 an ordin

. >> good morning or good afternoon my name is ingel i'll speaking no support of landmarking this is an unusual building in san francisco house and it is also very important because there was a very decided influence of the woman architect this building and yeah, he would wish that you would adopt the landmarking thank you. >> and ms. horton were you involved the case report for this landmark designation. >> i can't say they used my book in which they used the novel. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on number one seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much for your comments. >> madam chair i'd like to be listed a co-sponsor with supervisor yee and move forward to the full board with recommendations. >> all right. looks like this motion. >> man and woman madam chair, i have a connection the next board meeting will not needed until april 5th. >> okay. >> thank you very much you got that supervisor peskin all right. a motion to move to the next board meeting to april 5th we'll take that without objection. that motion carries. >> item 2. >> item 2 an ordin

. >> good morning or good afternoon my name is ingel i'll speaking no support of landmarking this is an unusual building in san francisco house and it is also very important because there was a very decided influence of the woman architect this building and yeah, he would wish that you would adopt the landmarking thank you. >> and ms. horton were you involved the case report for this landmark designation. >> i can't say they used my book in which they used the novel. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on number one seeing none, public comment is closed thank you so much for your comments. >> madam chair i'd like to be listed a co-sponsor with supervisor yee and move forward to the full board with recommendations. >> all right. looks like this motion. >> man and woman madam chair, i have a connection the next board meeting will not needed until april 5th. >> okay. >> thank you very much you got that supervisor peskin all right. a motion to move to the next board meeting to april 5th we'll take that without objection. that motion carries. >> item 2. >> item 2 an ordin

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and at the ripe old age of 41, bjarke ingels is turning out a lot of unusual machines.

and at the ripe old age of 41, bjarke ingels is turning out a he is the architect of the moment, a starchitect, designing everything from skyscrapers to an n.f.l. stadium. but, as morley safer discovered, young mister ingles' designs,