{"id":21196,"date":"2015-04-30T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/a-plus-winner-qa-big\/"},"modified":"2017-09-19T11:55:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T11:55:56","slug":"a-plus-winner-qa-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/a-plus-winner-qa-big\/","title":{"rendered":"A+Winner Q+A: BIG&#8217;s Kai-Uwe Bergmann on Expanding the Role That Architects Play in Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Architizer A+Awards<\/a> is the world&#8217;s definitive architectural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">2015 Awards program<\/a> \u2014 see all of them <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/winners\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/big-bjarke-ingels-group\/\" target=\"_blank\">BIG \/ Bjarke Ingels Group<\/a> won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice, for the Landscape &amp; Planning: Masterplan Category with <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/the-dryline\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Dryline<\/a> [f.k.a. The BIG U]. This masterplan for a 10-mile ribbon of green space and resilient infrastructure is designed to protect the waterfront of Lower Manhattan from vulnerabilities exposed by Superstorm Sandy.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Your name:<\/b> Kai-Uwe Bergmann<br \/><b>Firm name:<\/b> BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group<br \/><b>Location:<\/b> NYC\/CPH<br \/><b>Education:<\/b> B.S. in Arch, UVA; M. 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Favorite project: J Mayer H\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/metropol-parasol\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metropol Parasol<\/a> in Sevilla for creating a new typology that intersects and enhances its surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><b>What do you find exciting about architecture and design right now?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That architects are being asked to design power stations and resiliency infrastructure. 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