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institute. The author discusses the
design of the centre, including the
materials used, concepts, and the
challenge of designing a hall with
optimum acoustics.
PAGE 34: A NEW SHOPPING
COMPLEX IN THE YEAR 2000
Páll Guðlaugsson, architect, de-
scribes the design of the new shop-
ping complex presently under con-
struction in Kópavogur. A number
of specialists and consultants, both
Icelandic and foreign, have been
involved in the designing of the
complex, which will be the largest
in Iceland. Such matters as accessi-
bility for pedestrians and automo-
biles, parking, leisure activities on
offer and how the sunounding land-
scape affects the design of the
building are addressed.
PAGE 36: OUTDOOR-LEISURE
IN VATNSLEYSUSTRANDAR-
HREPPUR DISTRICT
In her final project for the Agri-
cultural College at Ás, Norway,
landscape architect Þuríður Ragna
Stefánsdóttir presented a plan for
walking paths throughout Vatns-
leysustrandarhreppur district, in
south-west Iceland. This article
describes the project, taking into
account such factors as natural and
cultural aspects of the district, out-
door leisure in Iceland and in the
district, landscape analysis and sug-
gestions for walking paths and rest-
ing places. The author stresses the
importance of setting policies re-
garding outdoor leisure in the dis-
trict, and makes suggestions for
those.
'PAGE 40: ADDITION TO A
HOUSE
The project in question is the con-
struction of an addition onto a 110
m2 private residence in Venice,
California. The owner requested
light and space and the author here
describes how a small, dark, tradi-
tional Califomia house was trans-
formed in accordance with the
owner’s wishes, on a limited bud-
get.
PAGE 42: THE ÞRÓTTUR
SPORTSAREA
This article discusses the design of
a residential area on what was for-
merly a sports field, by the KANON
architectural firm. The author takes
into account the stipulated require-
ments for the design of the area,
how the architecture complements
the surrounding buildings, and fac-
tors such as walking paths and
leisure areas. Details of the sur-
rounding area are documented, as
well as the goals of those involved
in the planning.
PAGE 48: WORKS BY
GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR
Visual artist Sigrún Eldjárn writes
about the work of Guðrún Gunnars-
dóttir, which she calls “drawings
made of wire”.
PAGE 51: NEW CITY PLANN-
ING PUBLICATIONS
The Reykjavík City Planning
Department recently sent forth three
new publications; one on traffic and
the environment, another on envir-
onment and outdoor leisure, and a
third on the preservation of old
buildings. For further information
see details at the bottom of page 51.
PAGE 54: A CAPITAL IN
TROUBLE
Here architect Örn Sigurðsson dis-
cusses what he sees as the main
problems inherent in the develop-
ment of Reykjavík as a city. He
cites such problems as the waning
of inhabited areas, the worsening
conditions in the public transport
system, increased private-automo-
bile usage, the deterioration of the
inner city and the growing problems
associated with the location of the
Reykjavík airport. The article con-
cludes with suggestions on how to
reverse the current trend.
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