TIRANA, March 12/ATA/-The design of Albania’s new building of the National Theatre has been entrusted to Bjarke Ingels Group, one of the world’s most renowned architectural studios.
Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers, and builders operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development.
The office is currently involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. As of 2016, the office has over 400 employees from 25 countries.
Bjarke Ingels Group numbers several completed projects worldwide and many other projects the buildings of which are under construction like the Two World Trade Centre, New York City, New York, United States.
Bjarke Ingels Group has also received several awards thanks to its great contribution in the field of architecture like 2008 Forum AID Award for Best Building in Scandinavia in 2008 (for Mountain Dwellings); 2011 Prix Delarue, French Academy of Architecture, Paris; 2013 Progressive Architecture Award for Kimball Art Center; 2016 American Institute of Architects New York Chapter design Awards, Honor Award (for 2 World Trade Center) and other awards.
In 2011, the Wall Street Journal named its founder, Ingels, Innovator of the Year for architecture and in 2016 Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People./e.caushi/p.s./
