Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Kai-Uwe Bergmann, FAIA is a Partner at BIG who brings his architectural expertise to proposals around the globe, including work in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Kai-Uwe heads up BIG's business development--which currently has the office working in over 40 different countries. He also oversees BIG's Urban scales projects and supports BIG’s Landscape projects. He is registered as an architect in the USA (15 states) and Canada. Kai-Uwe most recently contributed to the resiliency plan BIG U to protect 10 miles of Manhattan's coastline. First envisioned through the Rebuild by Design competition to develop proactive responses to Superstorm Sandy, it is now being constructed with a completion date in 2026. Further projects include Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Queens Park, Smithsonian Master Plan, Pittsburgh Master Plan and Miami Beach Square. He complements his professional work through previous teaching assignments at Georgia Tech, University of Pennsylvania, IE University in
Madrid, and his alma mater the University of Virginia. Kai-Uwe formerly was on the Board of the Van Alen Institute, participates on numerous international juries and lectures globally on the works of BIG.
The Future of Hospitality: A Global Journey from Japan to Bhutan, Paris, Copenhagen & the Arctic Circle
Designed for designers, investors, hospitality brands, and operators, this session journeys around the world through recently completed projects that
…Designed for designers, investors, hospitality brands, and operators, this session journeys around the world through recently completed projects that challenge and redefine the future of hospitality—from a treehouse north of the Arctic Circle surroun
…Designed for designers, investors, hospitality brands, and operators, this session journeys around the world through recently completed projects that challenge and redefine the future of hospitality—from a treehouse north of the Arctic Circle surrounded by 350 birdhouses, to handcrafted hospitality rooted in 1,000-year-old Japanese traditions with Not A Hotel; from a ski-in/ski-out hotel in the Valley of Watchmaking outside Geneva, to the New Nor
…Designed for designers, investors, hospitality brands, and operators, this session journeys around the world through recently completed projects that challenge and redefine the future of hospitality—from a treehouse north of the Arctic Circle surrounded by 350 birdhouses, to handcrafted hospitality rooted in 1,000-year-old Japanese traditions with Not A Hotel; from a ski-in/ski-out hotel in the Valley of Watchmaking outside Geneva, to the New Nordic Cuisine and foraging philosophy of Noma 2.0, and the transformation of a 1930s bank along the Champs-Élysées into a new model for retail and culinary experience. Along the way, we’ll taste, test, and explore how design, culture, nature, food, retail, and innovation are converging to create the hospitality experiences and business models of tomorrow
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