AVS. Arkitektúr verktækni skipulag - 01.12.2001, Page 65

e n g i s h s u m m a r y
In this issue of AVS, the focus is on edu-
cation in lceland at university level. The
first university in lceland was established
in 1911 on the ground floor of the
Parliament House in the centre of
Reykjavik. With greater emphasis on
higher education universities have
sprung up in most parts of the country.
This issue gives an overview of some of
these universities and their aspirations.
PAGE 7: ICELANDIC UNIVERSITIES
In his editorial, Gestur Ólafsson dis-
cusses the importance of the total uni-
versity environment and the part it can
play in offering a dynamic evolving
knowledge support for the community.
To be able to offer this important service
universities must be goal oriented, com-
petitive, open to outside influences and
offer students, staff and the general pub-
lic the best possible working, living and
social environment.
PAGE 8: SCIENCE PARK BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND
A proposal has recently been put for-
ward to build a Science Park on the site
of The University of lceland in close
proximity to the university buildings and
the centre of Reykjavík. The intended
“park “ area will be more than 70,000 m2
with buildings totalling 50,000 m2. The
University of lceland is by far the largest
research university of the country and it
is intended that the Science Park will
provide young scholars with exciting,
modern urban environment.
PAGE 10: DETAIL PLAN FOR THE
TEACHERS UNIVERSITY AND THE
SEAMEN'S COLLEGE
Here Ormar Þ. Guðmundsson describes
his detail plan for the Teachers'
University and the Seamen's College in
Reykjavík prepared in collaboration
between the colleges and the Ministry of
Education. The main objective was to
create a unified educational area with
common social facilities and to encour-
age co-operation between the colleges.
A main north/south pedestrian spine
connects individual buildings.
PAGE 13: THE TEACHERS' UNIVER-
SITY MEETS THE FUTURE
The Teachers' University is the second
largest university in lceland. The author
traces the development of the University
and describes the latest building to be
built. In this building special emphasis
was put on flexibility and computer- and
communications technology.
PAGE 17: THE UNIVERSITY OF
AKUREYRI
The University of Akureyri was estab-
lished in 1995 and during the first year
only 30 students were enlisted. By 1998
this number had grown to 530. In a com-
petition in 1995 for the future deveiop-
ment of the university the office of
Gláma/Kím won the first price. The
author describes the proposal and the
first phases of the development.
PAGE 23: THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE
AT BIFRÖST
The dean of the university describes the
University Village at Bifröst where 400
people live and work and whose number
could increase to 600 during the next
two years. The emphasis is on preparing
students for playing a leading role in an
increasingly competitive national and
international environment.
PAGE 25: A NEW PLAN FOR BIFRÖST
The plan for Bifröst was prepared in
1999-2000 and approved at the begin-
ning of 2001. All students and teachers
live and work on the campus which is
situated on a lava field and contributes to
the unique environment of the area.
PAGE 27: LANDSCAPE DESIGN AT
BIFRÖST
At Bifröst people commute on foot and
the pedestrian network is therefore very
important and vehicles and pedestrians
are completely separated. Facilities for
bathing and sunbathing are linked to the
paths.
PAGE 28: A NEW BUILDING AT
BIFRÖST
The authors describe a new building that
they have designed at Bifröst connecting
some existing buildings. The building is
made of in-situ concrete, insulated on
the outside and clad in corrugated cop-
per.
PAGE 30: THE COLLEGE AT HÓLAR
The first college at Hólar was founded in
1106 and for many centuries Holar was
an important seat of learning. During the
Middle Ages Hólar was one of the largest
villages in lceland with between 300 to
400 inhabitants but in 1800 the college
was closed to be re-opend as a farming
college in 1882. Today the college spe-
cialises in subjects like fish farming,
horse breeding and ecotourism. Hólar is
one of the largest public research insti-
tutes outside the Capital Area.
PAGE 34: REYKJAVÍK UNIVERSITY
Reykjavík University was established in
1988, based on the Computing
University of the Business College of
lceland which in turn was founded in
1988. The University is the workplace of
almost 1000 students and staff.
PAGE 36: THE DESIGN FACULTY OF
THE ICELANDIC UNIVERSITY OF ART
Last year a new Design Faculty was
established at the lcelandic University of
Art. To begin with the main fields of study
are product design and graphic design
but the first course in lceland in architec-
ture will be added this year.
PAGE 39: THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
OF ICELAND
The Technical College of lceland was
founded in 1964 with the objective to
offer people with previous technical edu-
cation the possibility of further study at
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