Snøhetta Co-Founder Craig Dykers Shares Career Insights at Mexican Architecture Event

Craig Dykers, co-founder of the architecture firm Snøhetta, recently addressed members of the Colegio de Arquitectos Mexicanos and the Sociedad de Arquitectos Mexicanos. He reflected on his nearly four-decade career, beginning with winning the international competition for the new Library of Alexandria at age 28 despite feeling unprepared. Dykers discussed the firm's multidisciplinary approach, emphasizing the critical role of landscape architects in seeing subsurface elements invisible to others. He advocated for productive disagreement within teams and managing risk over avoiding it. Regarding technology, he compared AI to calculators, stressing that manual skills and discussion remain vital tools. He concluded by hoping future generations would look back on our era and say 'at least they went out to dance,' drawing a parallel to his mother's resilience during the London Blitz.