Craig Dykers, Founding Partner of Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta, will speak to the unconventional company’s practice of “the architecture of engagement” – a phrase coined by the late Ada Louise Huxtable (The Wall Street Journal, 2010). Using past and current architecture and landscape projects as examples, including the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (2000-08) and the Times Square Reconstruction (2010-15), Dykers will expound upon Snøhetta’s mastery of bringing people together through design.
This lecture is also a part of the ongoing celebration of the 50th anniversary of Mayor Robert Wagner’s signing of New York City’s Landmarks Law, which ushered in a new era of historic preservation for the city.
The Curtis L. Carlson Distinguished Lecture series was created by the Carlson Family Foundation to support public discourse on issues and topics of particular relevance to the people of the United States and the Nordic nations.
This lecture is part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of New York City’s Landmarks Law.
About Craig Dykers
Craig Dykers is a Founding Partner and the Executive Director of Snøhetta, an international integrated architecture, landscape, interior, branding, and design firm. Since 1989 Dykers has established offices in Norway, Egypt, England, and the U.S. His interest in design as a promoter of social and physical well-being is supported by ongoing observation and development of an innovative design process. As one of the Founding Partners of Snøhetta, he has led many of Snøhetta’s prominent projects internationally, including the Alexandria Library in Egypt (1989-2001), the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo, Norway (2000-08), the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York City (2004-14), and the recently completed Ryerson University Student Learning Centre in Ontario, Canada (2009-15). Dykers is currently leading the design of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion in San Francisco (2010-Expected 2016), the new Times Square Reconstruction in New York City, both of which are currently under construction, as well as Calgary’s New Central Library and Library Plaza in Alberta, Canada (2013-Expected 2018).
Dykers’ work has led to numerous international awards and recognitions including the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture (2009), the World Architecture Award (2002; 2008), and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004), among many others. Published internationally for over 25 years, Dykers has most recently been the subject of an exposé in the January 2013 issue of The New Yorker, while the practice has also been nominated in 2013 by Fast Company Magazine as one of the ten most innovative architecture companies in the world.
Dykers has also served as a Diploma Adjudicator at the Architectural College in Oslo and in recent years has been a Visiting Professor at Syracuse University, Cornell University, Parsons, and Washington University in St. Louis. Dykers has lectured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Manufacturers, a LEED accredited professional, a member of the American and Norwegian Institutes of Architects, and serves as an advisory trustee to The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF).
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TUE – 6-9-2015 – 6:30 PM
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