My Design Philosophy

Dream to Design, Design to Define, Define to Discover.

44 year old Danish Architect, Bjarke Ingels,  has reached international fame with his architectural designs that defy conventional standards and incorporate bold statements consisting of emphasis, function, and sustainability. ArchDigest cited him as "One of the most inspirational architects of our time!" after receiving many awards including being named Wall Street Journal's innovator of the year, achieving architectural feats after designing New York's first twisting skyscraper known as the Twisting High Line Towers, and designing large scale pieces of architectural art like the ORB featured at Burning Man 2018.

Bjarke Ingels' 30 ton inflatable ORB makes debut at Burning Man 2018

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 Bjarke Ingels quotes,"Architecture is about trying to make our world a little more like our dreams". 

Bjarke Ingels' perspectives on design has truly changed how I view design as a whole. His interpretation of how to create a functional and interesting space using not only concepts of sustainability and function, but art and imagination are a huge part of what drove me to become a designer. I aspire to think as abstractly and achieve design feats much like those of Bjarke Ingels'.

The designer of this chandelier incorporated function, sustainability, and abstract thought throughout the design process

Picture taken by me in Santa Barbara, CA.

Overall, my design philosophy applies to much of what is incorporated within my design process. I believe the design process always starts with an idea or a dream, something many others within the design world call a concept. This dream of what could potentially be reality brings along questions of how to design, and more importantly, define the intended concept. Once this concept has been defined through the representation of the design, dreams and ideas become increasingly more broad and abstract. As you experience design and watch dreams become reality, the will to discover  what's possible becomes more prevalent and becomes easily identified throughout the course of a designer's work.

The designer works to think abstractly and consistently apply his design philosophy to his work
Hand rendered and abstractly drawn by me.

This portfolio will hopefully represent my design philosophy to encourage big thinking, defining the meanings behind design, and discover possibilities to apply to my future career as a designer. I would love to encourage those around me pursuing the same goals to do the same! Along the way, I would love to answer questions about what it means to be a designer, how simple aspects of design can impact the environment around it greatly, and even share some curiosities to be discovered along the way.

Sources:

 Rawn, Evan. “Spotlight: Bjarke Ingels.” ArchDaily, 2 Oct. 2018, www.archdaily.com/553064/spotlight bjarke-ingels.