‘Lecture by Kai-Uwe Bergmann (BIG)’

BIG is involved in large and small projects in locations all over the world. The lecture will reflect that diversity from the scale of a summer pavilion to the large urban-scale works for which the practice is best known, with emphasis on recently completed projects and those nearing completion in the year ahead. The projects are characterised by the way they respond to the basic architectural themes of form, function, site, circulation, direction, light, air, and materials. On various scales, from small to large, these projects are based on a detailed commitment to spatial experience and structure, architectural materials and the surrounding context, and broader issues in society – an ongoing challenge, unfettered by conventional ideas.