A conversation in English with Craig Dykers, cofounder of Snøhetta, an influential architecture and design firm based in Oslo and New York that is responsible for, among other important projects, the Alexandria Library in Egypt, the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center in New York. In a wide-ranging discussion, Dykers will speak with Pippo Ciorra, senior curator at MAXXI Architettura, about the role of context, nature, and human nature in these projects, as well as those currently in development.

Craig Dykers is the William A. Bernoudy Designer in Residence at the American Academy in Rome and cofounder of Snøhetta.

The event is organized in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute in Rome, the Ordine degli Architetti P.P.C. di Roma, and MAXXI Architettura, under the patronage of the Royal Norwegian Embassy.