1. Basic information
Name: Chris Bangor (Chris Bangle)
Sex: M
company: BMW
Title: former Group design Director
citizenship: US
graduation institutions: Pasadena Art Center College of design
industry: the automotive industry
2, work experience
1981 – 1984 Deputy Director of Opel design
1984 – 1992 Fiat design Center Director shape
description: Fiat times he has a very wonderful design, like 菲亚特古贝 (Fiat coupe) and the Alfa Romeo 145 (alfa romeo145) are Bangor Italian era of representative works.
1992 –2009 Design Director, BMW Group before
3, an important event
Bangor leading BMW design team introduced the fourth generation of the BMW 7 in 2001 Department (E65), try an unprecedented bold design. It can be said fourth-generation 7 Series revolutionized the awareness of the BMW style, because it is completely broken the traditional BMW design. Interestingly, for this generation models unveiled controversial from the beginning are still ongoing.
brings the visual impact giving the 7 Series, creating class Gourley Z4 long ago the first generation of short rear overhang overhang, compact slender proportion cockpit by “perspective flame” approach. BMW Z4 BMW also broke the usual calm style, Long and smooth engine hatch, undulating edges and contours, wrinkled skirt-like lines bringing light and dark contrast, resulting in a superior viewing experience. Front grille huge (in terms of the relative proportions of the body), the third rear brake lights are unique design inspiration, these knife-like three-dimensional curve compared side, are subtle. Later, the BMW Z4 to the market, attracted those who like to ride on the road to open the hood of customers. The birth of the BMW Z4 laid the brand within this decade, ranking German automotive design pioneer status. Since then, in the subconscious, people have the Z4 and “Revolution” draw on the equal sign.
BMW E60 appears, it is to create a sculpture Bangor school design reproduction, the overall design style of sharp, aggressive, especially on the pick location of Hawkeye, let BMW 5 Series has a different level of car elan.
Bangor broke the traditional BMW design, in addition to Bangor completely dominated by the BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, Z4, and our country is now seen in the BMW 1 Series (E87 / E88 / E81 / E82) , 3 Series (E90), X3 (E83), X5 (E53 and E70), X6 (E71 / E72) MINI and Rolls-Royce as well as some models are closely linked with Bangor led by BMW design team.
Bangor led by the design team at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show BMW CS1 concept roadster, laid the basic style of the future BMW 1 Series. Appearance, the BMW 1 Series gives a sharp, sharp and honest visual impact. As a popular concept car design, high waist small window of configuration, also integrated into the design of the 1 Series. As a highlight-based design, low level the finishing point of the rear compartment acting on the entire body design.
The fourth-generation BMW 3 Series went public in 1998, Bangor for the new model gives more of a sense of edge curves and stylish appearance, but overall did not make a revolutionary change.
Bangor design language can be “weird” or “individualism” to describe. In his 17 years in charge of BMW’s design department, Bangor also checks the MINI Cooper and MINI CLUBMAN design is part of the BMW Group. After obtaining the right to operate, he also led the Rolls-Royce Phantom models of the design plan.
before leaving Bangor brought us his farewell of the BMW GINA, GINA is an abbreviation for N types of geometry and functional adaptation (Geometry and functions In ‘N’ Adaptions) a. This automotive fabrics substituted steel, aluminum or even carbon fiber, body covered with a seamless and smooth fiber cloth, can be modified with a metal frame and stretched, thereby arbitrarily changing the shape of the car, which belongs to the next car, soft and tough, it will be a revolution in the car.