AVS. Arkitektúr verktækni skipulag - 01.03.1993, Síða 111

ENGLISH SUMMARY
PAGE 62 A Competition in Ahjo, Finland
Kristjana Aðalgeirsdóttir's design, Xanthippe, recently
won a competition for a district of detached houses in
Ahjo in Finland. She uses a modular system which will
offer variation in the design of individual houses, She
uses "flat" roofs, which are not quite flat in fact.
PAGE 64 The New Face of Europe
Sigurður Guðmundsson discusses some of the questions
confronted in the European community's document
EUROPE 2000. He discusses the question of population
(much denser in Europe than in the Scandinavian
countrieswhichnowaimtojointheEC),andpopulation
growth, which is now at a standstill. He mentions the
economic prospects, and the economic differential
between rich and poor EC countries, and within them.
He discusses the importance of large new construction
projects which aim for faster transport across all of
Europe. The EC's energy policy, with the possibility of
importingelectricity,couldprovesignificantforlceland
as an exporter.
PAGE 70 Choosing a Consultant
A recommendation to engineering consultants and
their clients to consult "FIDIC's Client/consultant Model
Services Agreement- the White Book" before they start,
PAGE71 Indriði’s Square
Three proposals for "Indriði's Square", an open area
connecting with the National Theatre, between
Laugavegur and Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík.
The square resurrects a concept originally suggested
by Guðjón Samúelsson (then State Architect), who
designed the National Theatre.
PAGE 76 Natural Sciences Centre
A final-year project by Ásdís H. Ágústsdóttir at University
College, London. She places the natural-sciences
centre in central Reykjavík, and also plans a related
centre at Mývatn lake in the north.
PAGE 81 Antiques
Jóhanna Harðardóttir writes about decanters. Most
decanters found in lceland are from Denmark and
Norway. Attracfive decanters from the mid-19th century
onwards are quite easily available.
PAGE 83 It’s Difficult to Give an Architect Good Advice
An interview with Gísli Halldórsson, one of lceland's
eldest active architects, whose career began over 50
years ago. He mentions the stimulus given to construction
and building technology in lceland by World War II,
considers the art of adapting ideas to rules and
regulations, and the connection between architecture
and other art forms. He looks back on the changes in
architecture in recent years, especially after
computerisation, but he feels that architects should not
abandon the pencil entirely for the computer screen.
He mentions the lack of continuily on many construction
projects.wherethearchitectisnotinvolvedthroughout
the process. He feels that lceland is too small to found
its own college of architecture.
PAGE 91 Reality: an Empty Gesture?
ArchitectSigurðurEinarssondiscussesthedevelopment
of town plans for Hafnarfjörður, from a 1967 plan which
would have cleared away old buildings and built tall
new ones in the spirit of the age, to a revised 1980s plan
which allows for preserving old buildings, but cuts the
community off from the sea - its centre and traditional
heart. He feels that the present state of planning forthe
town is a muddle and a mess, in spite of many proposals
and efforts to create something better.
PAGE 95 Jazz Workstation
Dennis Jóhannesson aims to give office life the élan of
jazz with his unconventional workstation design, Jazz.
PAGE 97 Introduction to an Artist: Sverrir Ólafsson
Sverrir Ólafsson, who studied in the sculpture department
of the lcelandic College of Arts and Crafts 1973-76 and
took part in the Cambridgeshire Experimental Workshop
1973-76, writes about the symbolism of his sculptures,
and the significance of Mother Earth.
PAGE 102 Apartment-building Gardens
Landscape architect Þráinn Hauksson writes aboutthe
design (or, more usually, lack of it) of the land around
apartment blocks in lceland. He mentions one of his
designs, where a small area was designed to provide
pleasant outdoor space for children to play, and for
adults to enjoy. Costs were kept as low as possible, as
the apartments were mostly being bought by first-time
buyers who had little money to sparee. The owners
were awarded a prize by the City of Reykjavík for their
quick and satisfactory completion of the shared garden.
PAGE 106 A Family Park in Laugardalur
Þórólfur Jónsson writes about the Family Park ín
Laugardalur, Reykjavík, which he designed, and which
is due to open this summer. The idea, which is familiar
from Scandinavia, is for a pleasure-park for the whole
family, which will offer different sorts of games and
leisure activities. It is closely connected to the Farm Zoo.
The park is intended to be dynamic and ever-changing.
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