Brian Yang

BIG, Partner | Copenhagen, Denmark

About

Brian Yang joined Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in 2007 and was named Partner in 2015. He has worked closely with founder and architect Bjarke Ingels on a wide range of projects such as an energy efficient skyscraper in Shenzhen, completed in 2017; the 8 House, Copenhagen, a new typology of residential building that was completed in 2010. He has been the project leader on a number of competition winning proposals, including CopenHill, Copenhagen, a waste-to-energy plant that doubles as a ski slope; Kistefos Art Museum, Oslo that bridges across a river and was completed in 2019; and the LEGO House, Billand, Denmark, which opened its doors to critical acclaim in 2017.

Most recently, he has been the partner-in-charge for a 280 meter tall mixed-use building in the heart of Singapore that completed in 2022, and a winning scheme for Vltava Philharmonic Prague. With a background in energy efficiency research as…

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Brian Yang

CTBUH Roles

Innovation Conference, Speaker (Shenzhen 2019)

Videos

10 April 2019

BIG Designs Pleated Skyscraper for Shenzhen Energy Company

The Shenzhen Energy HQ is based on an efficient and well-proven floor plan, enclosed in a skin specifically modified and optimized for the local subtropical...

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10 April 2019

BIG Designs Pleated Skyscraper for Shenzhen Energy Company

The Shenzhen Energy HQ is based on an efficient and well-proven floor plan, enclosed in a skin specifically modified and optimized for the local subtropical...