Most Creative People in the Business Industry

There is a New York based magazine call fastcompany that showcases the top 100 most creative person around the globe and it all consist of people from Apples, Microsoft, Nissan just to name a few. I followed the site for just a couple of years but there are no more then 3 Architects in a year. I am not sure if that is a bad thing or a good thing, but the standard has been put down and 3 is the minimum for our profession. In 2009, we had Thom Mayne [15], Norman Foster [38] and Zaha Hadid [68] taking the 3 spots in the top 100. In 2010, we have Jean Nouvel [19], and my new-one-of-my-favourite-architect Bjarke Ingels [64] and Kazuyo Sejima [88]. The reason I like Bjarke Ingels work is because it has a similar ambience to Vincent Callebaut, daring, playful and futuristic. These are the things that makes me want to push towards a new design approach, dynamic fantasy architecture, realistic or not, it really depends. I am going to post and share some of my favourite works from the candidate of 2010.

Jean Nouvel [19]

I love this building, this is the design that got me into thinking about fantasy architecture. The huge roof looks like a huge bubble hovering a city, protecting the people inside it, and the way the sunlight is being cleverly taken into cosideration gives me the sense of calmness.

Bjarke Ingels [64]

I checked on Archdaily everyday and because the site constantly updates itself, it is easy to overlook the architects, engineer and place of build. I did not realised I had a few of Bjarke Ingels's work kept in my folder, making him now one of favourite younger gens architects. He has a certain way of coming about his design concept but seems to be simple yet very effective, but I believe simple is the most difficult thing to master.

Kazuyo Sejima [88]

Kazuyo has a finer, detailed approach to design, a method I tried but seems to sway towards big and bold all the time. This is not my style but her beautiful delicate approach is something I can try and learn, earning herself the 2010 Pritzker Prize beating Ito and Holl.

Fav archs: WOHA, Bjarke Ingels, Vincent Callebaut