Museum Architects

Davis Brody Bond

Davis Brody Bond (DBB) was chosen to be Associate Architect for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Reflecting Absence. DBB is working with the Design Team of Michael Arad and Peter Walker in the realization of the design for the Memorial. DBB is the lead architect on the Memorial Museum.

DBB, which has practiced in New York City for more than forty years, has an outstanding reputation earned on such notable New York City projects as Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Apollo Theater Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum. DBB's work has also included important public memorial complexes such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta and the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm also has a long history and familiarity with the World Trade Center site. The firm, located in Lower Manhattan, employs approximately 90 people and is led by five partners.

Snøhetta

Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen are the founding partners of Snøhetta, the international architecture, landscape and interiors office based in Oslo, Norway, that designed the Memorial Museum’s pavilion. Snøhetta was incorporated as a firm in New York City after winning the commission to design the pavilion, which will serve as the primary entryway to the Memorial Museum.

Snøhetta is most known for its completion of the Alexandria Library in Egypt and the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin. Since its formation, Snøhetta has won numerous international awards and has been represented in exhibitions around the world. Many have characterized their work as having a presence that resonates with the surrounding context.

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