German/American, b. 1961
Craig Dykers co-founded the architecture, landscape, and interior design company of Snøhetta, and is Principal of the New York City office of the Norwegian-based firm. Snøhetta has developed a reputation for maintaining a strong relationship between landscape and architecture in all of its projects. His major projects include the design of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, the recently opened National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the former World Trade Center site and the redesign of Times Square in New York.
Active professionally and academically, Dykers has been a member of the Norwegian Architecture Association (NAL), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in England. He has been the Diploma Adjudicator at the Architectural College in Oslo and has been a Distinguished Professor at City College in New York City. He has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In addition, Dykers has been commissioned to complete installation art projects in public spaces, many of which focused on the notion of context, nature and human nature.
His work has led to numerous international awards and recognitions including the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture, the World Architecture Award, and the Aga Kahn Award for Architecture, among many others.
Active professionally and academically, Dykers has been a member of the Norwegian Architecture Association (NAL), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in England. He has been the Diploma Adjudicator at the Architectural College in Oslo and has been a Distinguished Professor at City College in New York City. He has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In addition, Dykers has been commissioned to complete installation art projects in public spaces, many of which focused on the notion of context, nature and human nature.
His work has led to numerous international awards and recognitions including the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture, the World Architecture Award, and the Aga Kahn Award for Architecture, among many others.
