Since joining big in 2008 as chief financial officer, overseeing the development of the organization and its strategic priorities, sheela has transformed big from bjarke ingels’ danish architectural firm into an internationally acclaimed company led by design, community and innovation. Big has grown organically over the last two decades from a founder, to a family, to a force of 700 Our latest transformation is the big leap Bjarke ingels group of landscape, engineering, architecture, planning and products Bjarke ingels group of landscape, engineering, architecture, planning and products. Big’s design for the new ground up building is rooted in the local character of the area, taking advantage of the contextually defined building envelope while creating continuously cascading work environments that will connect googlers across multiple floors.
“when the building went into contract, we put out an rfp with five different architects, and the designs big came back with just knocked us out They understood the location, the surroundings, and the history of gowanus, which we appreciated.”
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