Dagur Eggertsson is together with Sami Rintala the founder of Rintala Eggertsson Architects, a Norway based architecture firm, which bases its activities on public art, architecture and urban planning. Since the establishment in 2007, Rintala Eggertsson Architects have developed projects around the world and their work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Maxxi Museum in Rome and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London amongst others. The company has received prestigious awards over the years such as The Global award for Sustainable Architecture, Architizer + Award and the Travel & Leisure Award. Their projects and texts have been published in  renowned architecture magazines around the globe. Dagur Eggertsson has taught architecture in Europe and North America. He is currently a Gensler Visiting Professor at Cornell University in New York.