Craig Edward Dykers

Craig Edward Dykers is an American architect and founding partner of the architecture firm, Snøhetta.[1]

Craig Edward Dykers

History

Craig Dykers was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1961. In 1985 he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Projects

As one of the Founding Partners of Snøhetta, Dykers has led many of Snøhetta’s prominent projects internationally, including the Alexandria Library in Egypt,[2] the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, Norway,[3] the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York City,[4] and the recently completed Ryerson University Student Learning Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[5] Dykers is currently leading the design of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion in San Francisco,[6] the new Times Square Reconstruction in New York City,[7] both of which are currently under construction, as well as the Calgary Public Library, in Alberta, Canada.[8]

Craig Dykers also designed Arch for Arch, a monument to Desmond Tutu located in Cape Town, South Africa.[9][10]

Awards
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References
  1. "Craig Dykers | Van Alen Institute". Vanalen.org. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. Lee, Linda (2014-10-22). "Norse Gods Now Have His Number : An Interview with Craig Dykers of Snohetta". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  3. Miyoko Ohtake (2010-04-04). "Craig Dykers of Snøhetta". Dwell.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. "9/11 memorial pavilion by snohetta opens at ground zero". Designboom.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. "General_Public - News & Events - Ryerson University". Ryerson.ca. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  6. "Architect Craig Dykers on His Plans for SFMOMA, Remaking Times Square - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  7. "The Psychology of Space". Newyorke.comr. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  8. "Snøhetta reveals proposal to build a library around a Calgary railway". Dezeen.com. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  9. "Arch for Arch | Design Indaba". Design Indaba. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  10. "'Arch for Arch' tribute to Tutu planned for Cape Town". News24. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  11. "Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Aga Khan Award for Architecture". Akdn.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  12. "Oslo Opera House wins Mies van der Rohe Award". ArchDaily.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

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