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ecosystems. Hedonistic Sustainability is a holistic approach to design in
which a high quality and satisfying lifestyle coexists within a
comprehensive ecosystem of urbanism.
Keywords: pragmatic utopianism, engineer without engine, hedonistic
sustainability, architectural alchemy, sustainability, powder plant
Introduction
In his early life, Ingels wanted to become a cartoonist, but his parents
told him that he should study architecture. Because of their suggestion,
he started studying architecture to improve his drawing skills at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1993. He discovered his passion
for architecture and went on to continue his studies in Barcelona. Ingels
also worked for Rem Koolhaas for three years at Office Metropolitan
Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam, Netherland, from 1998 to 2001.
In 2001, he returned to Copenhagen and founded an architectural
practice called PLOT with a former OMA colleague, Julien de Smedt.
The VM House, which is inspired by Le Corbusier’s 2 Unite d’
Habitation concept, was an award-winning project and was their first
major achievement in 2005. It was designed as two residential blocks
and shaped like the letters V and M as seen from the sky. Daylight,
privacy, and views were carefully considered. More interestingly, there
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French
architect and one of the pioneers of modern architecture.
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