AVS. Arkitektúr verktækni skipulag - 01.12.1998, Síða 73

english summary
1000 year anniversary of the dis-
covery, in the year 2000. In this arti-
cle, landscape architects Einar E.
Sæmundsson, Gísli Gíslason and
Ingibjörg Kristjánsdóttir give an
account of the main developmental
plans for the museum and its imme-
diate surroundings.
PAGE 36: SKÓLAVÖRÐU-
HOLT: PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT
Skólavörðuholt hill, upon which the
imposing Hallgrímskirkja church is
perched, holds a special place in the
hearts and minds of Reykjavík resi-
dents. Ragnhildur Skarphéðins-
dóttir, landscape architect and the
author of this article, and her col-
league Ögmundur Skarphéðinsson,
were commissioned by Reykjavík
authorities to plan and oversee the
reconstruction of the area. This arti-
cle gives an account of those
changes and developments.
PAGE 41: AVALANCHE PRO-
TECTION IN NESKAUPS-
STAÐUR
Following two fatal avalanches in
1995 Icelandic authorities formulat-
ed a plan for constructing avalanche
guards on mountain slopes above
communities most in danger of
being hit. Here landscape architect
Aðalheiður Kristjánsdóttir discuss-
es the construction of such guards
in Neskaupsstaður, east Iceland,
including the goals, conditions, ini-
tial research and subsequent sug-
gestions, implications for town res-
idents, and a short description of the
land use plan.
PAGE 44: ARTISTIC CO-
OPERATION
Here landscape architect Jón H.
Björnsson gives a personal account
of his co-operation with different
visual artists and the results of that
co-operation.
PAGE 46: THE RESURREC-
TION OF SÍMONSGARÐUR
Símonsgarður is a botanical garden
in ísafjörður, on Iceland’s West
Fjords. An account of the garden’s
unique history is given here by
landscape architect Aslaug Trausta-
dóttir. An avalanche in 1994 severe-
ly damaged the garden and in 1995
the Association of Icelandic
Landscape Architects offered its
assistance in repairing the damage.
That project is described in this arti-
cle.
PAGE50: DEVELOPMENT OF
URIIAN CENTRES IN ICE-
LAND
This is a summary of a dissertation
by landscape architect Björk
Guðmundsdóttir, on why Icelandic
urban development so strictly fol-
lowed the modemism trend, rather
than developing according to fac-
tors unique to Iceland. The writer
describes her thesis, her research
and finally her conclusions. She
also makes suggestions for improv-
ing urban planning in Iceland.
PAGE 54: SELFOSS TOWN
CENTRE AND PARK
In 1990 a competition was held in
which contestants formulated a plan
for the town centre in Selfoss,
south-west Iceland. Author Þráinn
Hauksson and his colleague Sigurð-
ur Hallgrímsson, both landscape
architects, were awarded first prize.
Their proposals, which are outlined
in the article, formed the basis for
the subsequent development in the
town centre.
PAGE 59. LAUGAVEGUR
Interview with Guðrún Jónsdóttir,
former Director of Planning in
Reykjavik. Building permit given
by the City of Reykjavík has recent-
ly been revoked by the State
Complaints Committee. Guðrún
maintains that better detailed plan-
ning is needed.
PAGE 62: MODERN PLANS
FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Here Dr. Bjarki Jóhannesson of the
Institute of Regional Development
discusses the various reasons for the
rise and fall of towns in rural
regions. He then focuses on Iceland
in particular. The current population
decline in mral Iceland and the
importance of finding rural towns a
new role are discussed, as are the
necessary prerequisites.
PAGE 66: THE NATURAL SCI-
ENCE BUILDING, UNIVERSI-
TY OFICELAND
Here Maggi Jónsson, architect,
describes his plans for the Natural
Science Building at the University
of Iceland. The building is the first
of planned constructions in an area
east of the University, a large part of
which is marshland. Access to the
building is described, as well as its
intemal design and the factors the
architect was influenced by while
designing the building.
PAGE 73: ERGONOMICS IN
ICELAND
This article by Þórunn Sveinsdóttir,
chairman of the Icelandic
Ergonomics Association, traces the
history of ergonomics up to the
establishment of the Icelandic asso-
ciation in 1997. She discusses the
role of the association, its aims and
its strategies for reaching those
aims. ■
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