Lecture by Craig Dykers, Snøhetta

Speaker: Craig Dykers Sr. Partner/Director, Snøhetta Oslo/New York Dykers was born in Frankfurt, Germany and has lived extensively in both Europe and North America. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin after initial studies in medicine and art. Dykers has worked in Texas and California and co-founded the architecture, landscape and interior design company Snøhetta in Oslo, Norway in 1989 and in New York City in 2004. Dykers has worked on the design of several prominent cultural projects including the Alexandria Library in Egypt, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Other projects include the Lillehammer Winter Olympics Art Museum and the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin. Snøhetta has been the recipient of the Aga Khan, Mies Van der Rohe and World Architecture Prizes. For more information visit the official Snøhetta website. Music: Knut Erik Jensen Jensen, a Norwegian classical pianist, will play a selection of compositions chosen to reflect "A window to Norway". He just moved to the U.S. on a three-year artist visa after finishing a master degree in performance from Trondheim, Norway and a six-month artist residency at the Banff Center in Canada. One of his projects has been to present Norwegian piano music to foreign countries, and he hopes to reach many souls through the language of music in the widest sense of the word. When April 29, 2010 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Where Yerba Buena Center For The Arts 701 Mission St. San Francisco, CA Questions? Please contact: [email protected] Tickets General Admission: $25 http://www.snohettaevent.com/