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The Smithsonian CastleDanish architect Bjarke Ingels is known for designing modern, unconventional buildings, so it comes as a bit of a surprise to learn that Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been selected to redesign the historic Smithsonian campus in Washington, DC. BIG will lead a design team that will include Surface Design, Traceries and Robert Silman Associates, which will be tasked with re-imagining the world’s largest museum and research complex. BIG won't be designing any new buildings—at least for the time being—so we don't expect any mountain-shaped forms to spring up on the National Mall, but the question of how, exactly, BIG will rethink the historic campus is still open....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/big-tapped-to-develop-the-master-plan-of-the-smithsonian-institute-campus/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
The Smithsonian Campus in Washington DCDanish architect Bjarke Ingels is known for designing modern, unconventional buildings, so it comes as a bit of a surprise to learn that Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been selected to redesign the historic Smithsonian campus in Washington, DC. BIG will lead a design team that will include Surface Design, Traceries and Robert Silman Associates, which will be tasked with re-imagining the world’s largest museum and research complex. BIG won't be designing any new buildings—at least for the time being—so we don't expect any mountain-shaped forms to spring up on the National Mall, but the question of how, exactly, BIG will rethink the historic campus is still open....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/big-tapped-to-develop-the-master-plan-of-the-smithsonian-institute-campus/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
