Join Snøhetta at its office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at recent and upcoming projects. This program is part of First Friday, a monthly opportunity for League members to visit the offices of leading design practices to see work on the boards and learn more about the offices’ organization and design processes. These informal social gatherings feature happy hour drinks arranged by the host office.
Snøhetta formed as a collaborative in 1989 in Los Angeles when its members designed the competition winning entry for the Alexandria Library in Egypt (winner of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture). Since that time Snøhetta formed an office in Oslo, Norway and in 2004 its two founding members formed an office in New York City after winning the commission to design the new Museum at the World Trade Center site.
The collaborative and multi-national character of the office has allowed it to work in a wide range of cultural contexts from Asia to Africa, Europe and the Americas. Recently having completed the new National Opera in Oslo (winner of the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award), Snøhetta has gained a number of other prominent cultural buildings including the new King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture in Saudi Arabia, the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library in Raleigh, the expansion of the SFMOMA in San Francisco, and the Redesign of Times Square in New York City.
This program is free and open to League members. Members may bring one guest whom they would like to introduce to League programs. RSVP required to rsvp@archleague.org.
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