AVS. Arkitektúr verktækni skipulag - 01.04.1999, Qupperneq 73

english summary
short article gives details about the
association, including its objectives,
the names of its founders and board
of directors, and why such an asso-
ciation is timely and needed.
P. 43: SUSTAINABLE BUILD-
INGS: PRESENT STATUS AND
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
A second report of two on the pre-
sent status of sustainable buildings
in Iceland and future opportunities
in their construction has recently
been released. The reports were
written from 1996-1999 by Einar
Þorsteinn Asgeirson, designer and
architect. For more information
contact: Tilraunastofa burðarforma,
P.O. Box 1464 - IS 121 Reykjavík,
fax: +354 566 8333, e-mail: king-
dome@mmedia.is.
P. 44: INNOVATIONS IN CEIL-
INGS AND LIGHT DESIGN
In this article Valgerður Helga
Schopka writes about new ceiling
systems from Kreon and Vektron,
which offer total solutions for ceil-
ings in large structures. The systems
are innovative, easily installed and
offer a vast number of possibilities
in lighting design, installation and
more.
P. 47: CONCERT HALL: A
STEP CLOSER
Here Sigurgeir Sigmundsson writes
about the plans recently announced
by the City of Reykjavík for the
construction of a concert hall and
conference centre. The concert hall
has been in the pipeline for a num-
ber of years and here the author
compares and contrasts earlier plans
for such a hall with the most recent
P. 50: AIRPORT ON ENGEY
ISLAND?
Once again the relocation of the
Reykjavík airport is under discus-
sion. Here Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson
proposes a move to Engey island, to
the north of Reykjavík. The advan-
tages, disadvantages and implica-
tions of such a relocation are ana-
lyzed in the article.
P. 53: THE INDOOR ENVI-
RONMENT:FACTORS AFFEC-
TING WELL-BEING
In this article Friðjón Viðarsson, a
biologist with the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
discusses factors which have an
effect on people’s well-being in-
doors. These are broken down into
four categories: physiological, che-
mical, biological, and social and
emotional.
P. 56: DESIGN: CHEESE SPE-
CIALTY SHOP
Here the focus is on a cheese spe-
cialty shop located on Skólavörðu-
stígur in downtown Reykjavflc. The
architects working on the project
had to create a suitable interior for
the shop which is a mere 60m- in
size and into which a considerable
amount of equipment had to be fit-
ted. The result can be seen on the
accompanying photos.
P. 59: ENGINEERING ART
Professor Jóhannes B. Sigurjónsson
here writes about the Industrial
Design Engineering program at the
Norwegian College of Engineering
in Trondheim. The factors leading
to the founding of the department
and the course of study there are
discussed. A short interview with an
Icelandic student at the college
accompanies the article.
P. 64: THE EXPANSION OF
KEFLAVÍK AIRPORT
A competition was held in 1998 to
elicit proposals for the expansion of
Keflavík International Airport. A
number of entries were received
and, of those, three were chosen for
further development. This article
discusses the proposals in their sec-
ond stages and gives details of the
winning suggestion, which was
contributed by Andersen & Sigurds-
son I/S, Holm & Grut A/S and
Manfreð Vilhjálmsson, Arkitektar
ehf.
P.73. ICELANDIC ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION
Former Prime Minister of Iceland,
Steingrímur Hermannsson writes
about a new environmental organi-
zation The Icelandic Environmental
Protection Association which was
established Iast January. It is in-
tended that this association will act
as an umbrella for the many organ-
iczations and individual active in
this field in Iceland. The address of
the Association is: Laugavegur 13,
101, Reykjavík, Iceland.
P. 78: THE WORK OF CARLOS
ZAPATA
This article and photo spread is ded-
icated to the work of Venezuelean
architect Carlos Zapata. The author
also suggests what lessons Iceland-
ers might draw from Zapata’s
work. ■
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