Reykjavik, June 2010
Tags :MVI, 0620

Environmental architecture and sustainable development experts Adrian McGregor and Philip Coxall, partners of from landscape architecture firm McGregor and Coxall from Sydney, Australia speak about their design philosophy, introduced by Svandis Svavarsdottir, Iceland's Minister for the Environment. McGregor and Coxall are speaking at the 2009 TOPOS Landscape Achitecture Award ceremony which recognises the design and environmental work of the firm. TOPOS from Germany is the premiere international landscape architecture and urbanism journal. For more information please contact: Adrian McGregor - Managing Director mcgregor+partners adrian.mcgregor@mcgregorpartners.com.au +61 [0]410 650 686
Tags :landscape, architecture, iceland, design, mcgregor, Coxall, TOPOS, sustainable, development

Iceland Population - 319756 Area - 39770 sq mi (103000 sq km) Ethnicity - 93% Icelandic - 7% Greenlandic, European, etc Official Language - Icelandic Continent - Europe -Southeast of Greenland -West of Norway -Northwest of Faroe Islands Political Status - 1st World en.wikipedia.org The entire land of Iceland was 67% Tundra , 14% Lakes and Glaciers, and the rest is vegetation. So, their resources is limited but they still have one of the best producing nations in the world. Until 2009, they were at the top and that was because of the free market. Eventually, the western world got its shares of deficits from global imperialism and Iceland (with their limited resources) had to declare bankruptcy.
Tags :Iceland, Arctic, Landscape, Architecture

Snøhetta -- architecture, landscape, interior 14 January -- 4 March 2012 Kjarvalsstaðir. The international recognition that the architecture firm Snøhetta has received is quite unique in a Norwegian context. The firm has won two open, international competitions: Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Oslo's new Opera House, which have become landmarks in their countries. On the firm's 20th anniversary in 2009 a major exhibition opened in Oslo's new National Museum -- Architecture. This exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir displays highlights from the original exhibition. The exhibition is made up of eight units which present the firm and its work in a varied and a vivid way. The exhibition has been commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is produced by Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in close collaboration with Snøhetta. Curated by Eva E. Madshus, Senior Curator at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Programme: Sunday 15 January 3 pm Kjarvalsstaðir -- Snøhetta Symposium held in relation to the exhibition of Snøhetta. Curator, Eva Madshus discusses Norwegian contemporary architecture, Tarald Lundvall, director of Snøhetta introduces chosen projects; and further discussions on Norwegian influences on Icelandic architecture. Participants in panel are Icelandic architects Ólöf Örvarsdóttir and Baldur Ó. Svavarsson. Takes place in English. Sunday 26 February 3 pm Kjarvalsstaðir -- Snøhetta Gallery talk with violinist Hans Jóhannsson.
Tags :Architecture, Museum, Tourism

The new art academy will be placed in the heart of Reykjavik on the main shopping street Laugavegur. As a unique character, Reykjavik is build up of small and diverse buildings full of colour and inherent atmosphere. The project is based on this exact quality seeking to preserve the unique cityscape of Reykjavik.The new buildig translates the Icelandic building tradition into a modern language keeping the scale and atmosphere of the existing city. With the development of the new Icelandic Academy of the fine arts, departments of architecture, design, art, theatre and music will be unified under one roof. The project drawn up in close collaboration with Icelandic +Arkitektar creates a connection in scale between city and building by dividing the different functions in the art academy into smaller units. The units are weaved into the surrounding urban tissue creating a large open atrium. The atrium will be a new public meeting point in the city.
Tags :ADEPT architects, Iceland Academy of Arts, architecture, architects, Danmark, Denmark, Copenhagen, animation, 3d, ADEPT

ARCHITECTURE IN REYKJAVÍK ICELAND
Tags :ARCHITECTURE, IN, REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND

Greenland Population - 57564 Area - 836109 sq mi (2166806 sq km) Ethnicity - 88% Inuit (And Inuit-Danish mixed) - 12% European (Most Danish) - ~15% European Official Language - Kalaallisut (Greenlandic) Continent - North America -North of Canada -Northwest of Iceland Political Status - 1st World en.wikipedia.org In the middle ages, many of the inhabitants of Iceland and greenland both names these countries deceptively to fool the vikings. When they say that all of the treasure is at 'Greenland', not Iceland. What the vikings didn't know that Iceland was the island with the warmer temperatures and Greenland was really the 'land of the ice'. Pretty cool, huh?
Tags :Greenland, North, Pole, Landscape, Architecture

A project for a blue lagoon close to a geo-thermal powerstation in the North of Iceland. Hand held video taken by the architect with a commentary
Tags :ICELAND, WARM, LAGOON, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGNER, MYVATN

A stop motion of the process of building the model for the Iceland Academy of Arts.
Tags :ADEPT architects, Iceland Academy of Arts, stop motion, architecture model, Copenhagen, Denmark, Danmark, architecture, architects

COPIC Multiliner, Markers and ink SAVERS BASICS Disques à Démaquiller DERWENT Watercolour pencils SCHOELLERSHAMMER Sketching paper ROTRING White ink * SOUND 123: Shakuhachi Composite
Tags :copic, markers, multiliners, ink, basic, savers, disques, démaquiller, white, rotring, 0.25, schoellershammer, sketching-paper, speeddrawing, Iceland, architecture, conceptsketch, 日本reykjavik, multiliner

www.AumScience.Com Many Resources on Iceland here www.borgarfjordureystri.is
Tags :Iceland, Vastu, Science, Architecture, India, Mayonic, University, Sathapatya, Veda, Ganapati, Sthapati, Dr, Jessie, Mercay

Your Rainbow Panorama is a permanent structure constructed on the rooftop terrace of ARos Aarhus Kunstmuseum (aros.dk), providing visitors a platform with a panoramic view of the city of Aarhus, Denmark. It is designed by award-winning Danish-Icelandic architect and artist Olafur Eliasson. Background music "I Can Sing A Rainbow" by Delta Goodrem, initally recorded for Australian tourism commercials.
Tags :Aarhus, Denmark, Olafur Eliasson, Architecture, Scandinavia, Time Lapse

The Icelandic Opera reflects its location in its architectural expression. A location that is characterised by the cultural urban landscape, the Borgarholt-elf hill and the church as its immediate neighbours. The initial concept for the Opera took its form from a cubic geometry that is replicated throughout the whole building both on the facade and the interior. The facade is characterised by the distinctive heavy base, broken up by the large cubic window openings. Above, in sharp contrast to the base, lies a shining and distinctive cube which continues through the entire building.
Tags :Architecture, Opera, Arkitema, Arkthing, Elves

3D animation of an elderly people house in Reykjavik / Iceland. 3D work by Fractal Mind www.fractal.is . Architectural project by GP Architectar from Reykjavik.
Tags :3D, 3D animation, 3D work, Fractal, Fractal Mind, architecture, architecture in Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

2008-11-04 PRESSRELEASE Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2008 awarded to Icelandic fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir. Steinunn Sigurðardóttir - the first fashion designer to receive the prize! The prize-winner, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, has chosen to show 25 outfits during her exhibition at the Röhsska Museum. The exhibition will cover her three most recent fashion collections, giving visitors the chance to familiarise themselves with her style. Steinunns international appeal and strong roots in the natural and cultural heritage of Iceland are clearly witnessed in her fashion designs, which take cues from Icelandic national dress, volcanic lava, the sea and the moors. Her approach can equally be summed up by the adjectives local and global. Steinunn Sigurðardóttirs strong international standing and commitment to quality are emphasised in documentary films from recent fashion shows that will be shown during the exhibition. Justification for the award reads as follows: Having worked for several well-known fashion houses, since 2000 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir has run her own business from Reykjavik with great international success. Her designs reflect her extensive experience, strong sense of fashion and keen attention to quality. Her collections also bear witness to her impeccable detailing and understanding of fabrics. Inspired by the Icelandic landscape, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir has given the Nordic region a respect-worthy representative on the international fashion ...
Tags :Röhsska, museet, Museum, Steinunn, Sigurðardóttir, Mikael, Lammgård, design, museums, mode, fashion

Ásmundarsafn The Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum is dedicated to the works of sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982). Opened in 1983, the collection is housed in a unique building designed and constructed mostly by the artist himself from 1942-1950, drawing on architectural ideas from the Mediterranean, the domed buildings of the Middle East, and the pyramids of Egypt. The original building served Sveinsson as studio and home; behind it he built a crescent-shaped structure as a work- and exhibition space. Architect Mannfreð Vilhjálmsson designed the addition that now joins the crescent-shaped and original buildings. A sculpture garden surrounds the Museum, adorned with nearly thirty of the artist's sculptures. Ásmundur Sveinsson was a pioneer of sculpture in Iceland. He found his inspiration in the Icelandic landscape, literature, and people. The central features of the collection are massive, powerful and sometimes provocative works in praise of the Icelandic common people, folktales and nature.
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The weather demands that Icelandic shelters or "skýli" must express the ideals of enclosure. This shelter focuses on the thermal envelope: a foundation of black lava stone collected on site, earth-sheltered on the uphill elevation, and black cladding to absorb the low angled Icelandic sunlight. The form relates to the Icelandic vernacular of farm buildings and mountain refuges: pitched roof, earth-sheltering, wood siding, and punched openings for operable windows. This proposed shelter on the mountain, Esja, (near Reykjavik, Iceland) is intended for tree planting volunteers and hikers. It is located in a highland area where trees are planted each season to mitigate soil erosion on the steep slopes. It is an inhabitable link between the humane shelter of the sparse forest and the vast scale of the exposed mountain heights.
Tags :shelter, skýli, designit, design it, competition, architecture, design, cabin, hut, refuge, mountain, esja

Cool buildings, amazing skylines, beautiful bridges, and other architectural feats. Here are the places and the order in which they appear: 1. Greek arches 2. Medieval castle 3. Allegheny County Courthouse 4. Monastery of St. Nil 5. Convento do Carmo ruins in Lisbon 6. Broadway Tower Cotswolds 7. Big Ben at night 8. Notre Dame de Paris 9. Notre-Dame de Montreal Basilica 10. Tower Bridge, Sacramento, CA 11. Neuschwanstein Castle 12. Cape Reinga Lighthouse, New Zealand 13. Blue Mosque at night 14. Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque at sunset 15. Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque 16. St. Vitus Cathedral 17. Louvre Pyramid, Paris 18. London Eye at twilight 19. Goslar Imperial Palace 20. Beijing bridge under fog 21. Mont Saint-Michel, France 22. Milau Viaduct, France 23. Fort-Jefferson Dry-Tortugas 24. Hallgrímskirkja, Iceland 25. Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral at dusk 26. Louvre Staircase 27. Brooklyn Bridge 28. San Diego Temple 29. Brisbane by night 30. Blue Bridge underside 31. Tomorrow Square 32. Jin Mao Building Inside 33. Crystal Cathedral 34. Moon over San Diego 35. Slide Bridge 36. USAFA Chapel 37. Ciudad de las Ciencias noche 38. European Parliament 39. Japanese Indoor Beach 40. Chicago Skyline 41. Petronas Twin Towers 42. Petronas Twin Towers tops 43. Golden Gate Bridge by night 44. Pudong by night 45. Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil 46. Shanghai at night 47. Roads and Traffic 48. San Francisco International Airport at night 49 ...
Tags :building, skyline, architecture, tower, bridge, pictures, arches, castle, louvre, cathedral, chicago, liverpool, big, ben, palace, for

Schnädelbach, H., Glover, K., Irune, A., ExoBuilding - Breathing Life Into Architecture, in proceedings of NordiCHI 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland, ACM Press, 2010 ExoBuilding explores the novel design space that emerges when an individual‟s physiological data and the fabric of building architecture are linked. Developed in early 2009, ExoBuilding is a tent-like structure that externalises a person‟s physiological data in an immersive and visceral way. This is achieved by mapping abdominal breathing to its shape and size, displaying heart beat through sound and light effects and mapping electro dermal activity to a projection on the tent fabric. The research is positioned in relation to previous work and the iterative development of ExoBuilding from to-scale to full-size prototype is described. The design process, feedback gathered alongside and observations allow the discussion of wider issues: the different scales possible, the temporal nature of the data, ownership and ambiguity of that data, ranges of control and the aggregation of data in a building context. This leads to the presentation of directions for future research at this exciting boundary between Architecture, HCI and medical science.
Tags :Architecture, Kinetic, Adaptive, Responsive, Interactive, Digital, Building, Construction, Fabrication, Media, Biofeedback, Respiration, Physiological, Breathing, Respiratory, Immersive, Training, Relaxation, Technique, exobuilding

Tour Iceland - LRE 2007 with Dugy and Alex. Defender and Discovery.
Tags :Winter, Snow, River, Crossing (architecture), 4x4, Land, Rover, Iceland