Dagur Eggertsson

Dagur Eggertsson and Sami Rintala are the founders of Rintala Eggertsson Architects, a Norway-based architecture firm, which focuses its activities on furniture design, public art, architecture, and urban planning. Since its establishment in 2007, Rintala Eggertsson Architects has developed projects around the world, and their work has been exhibited at the MAXXI Museum in Rome, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the National Art Museum of China, among others.

The company has received prestigious awards such as the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, Wan 21 for 21 Award, Architizer A-plus Award, Travel and Leisure Award, and the International Architecture Award. Their projects and texts have been published in architecture magazines such as A and U, Blueprint, Architectural Review, Detail, Topos, Domus, Wallpaper, l'Architecture d'Auhjourd'hui, and Arquitectura Viva as well as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Eggertsson has taught architecture at the Oslo School of Architecture and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and held visiting professorships at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts, University of Ljubljana, and the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in Arkansas.

Classes (Selected)

• ARCH 4101/5116/8913 Option Studio Advanced programs in architectural design, with options in, but not limited to, urban design, architectural technology, computational design, ecology, culture, and representation.