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e n g i s h s u m m a r y
university level. The college has expand-
ed rapidly from the beginníng and kept a
close link with industry where the major-
ity of students have had previous experi-
ence.
PAGE 42: IS THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC
DEVELOPMENT AT KÁRAHNJÚKAR
A SENSIBLE UNDERTAKING?
In this article Júlíus Sólnes discusses
the proposed and much debated hydro-
electric development at Kárahnjúkar and
the building of an aluminium smelter at
Reyðarfjöröur. He maintains that the
negative environmental impact of this
development does not justify the huge
investment necessary and that this
money would be better spent on educa-
tion, communications and small industry.
PAGE 45: IS THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC
DEVELOPMENT AT KÁRAHNJÚKAR
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Birgir Jónsson traces in this article the
different possibilities of harnessing
hydro-power north of Vatnajökull and
points out that after 1990 the lcelandic
Power Company has put a lot of work
into trying to minimise the environmental
impact of potential power plants. He
maintains that if the present plans are
not approved the hydro-power north/east
of Vatnajökull can not be utilised.
PAGE 50: GJÓLA - EXPERIMENTAL
PLANNING BASED ON CLIMATE
This experimental project was started in
1995 by a private company, Dús, with
support from several lcelandic public
bodies. The main objective was to devel-
op solutions in planning and the design
of buildings that took full account of
wind, sun and snowdrift. The author con-
cludes that with properly designed shel-
terbelts and the positioning and design
of individual buildings a lot can be done
to improve the environment in cold cli-
mates.
PAGE 54: THE PLANNING PROPOS-
ALS OF GUÐMUNDUR HANNESSON
AND GUÐJÓN SAMÚELSSON
In this article Haraldur Sigurðsson dis-
cusses the contribution made by two
pioneers of town planning in lceland,
Guðmundur Hannesson, a professor of
medicine and Guðjón Samuelsson, the
State Architect of lceland. They intro-
duced the then current planning ideas to
lcelandic towns with somewhat mixed
results. Their ambitious “vision” of the
future did not always coincide with
lcelandic reality in the post war period
and strong willed building and planning
committees.
PAGE 59: GUÐMUNDUR KR.
KRISTINSSON - IN MEMORIAM
Guðmundur Kr. Kristinsson architect, for-
mer president and honorary member of
the lcelandic Society of Architects died
on 25th Sept. 2001. He studied architec-
ture in Zurich in Switzerland just after the
war and in his private practice designed
many important buildings in lceland.
PAGE 72: NEW PLANNING PUBLICA-
TIONS
A recent book, New City Spaces by Jan
Gehl and Lars Gemsoe is reviewed
along with a new publication:
Sustainable Development - New Policy
for Scandinavia by the Scandinavian
Committee of Ministers. Both publica-
tions are important for everybody inter-
ested in better designed and more sus-
tainable environment. For further infor-
mation see www. address at the bottom
of page 72.
PAGE 73: THE ARCHITECTURAL
PRACTICE OF GUNNLAUGUR BAL-
DURSSON IN SIEGEN, GERMANY
Several lcelandic architects have in
recent years established their practices
in different countries of the world, usual-
ly where they have studied. Gunnlaugur
Baldursson started his private practice
first in Köln but later in Siegen. He has
designed many notable buildings both in
Germany and lceland and won several
competitions.
PAGE 78: THE SMÁRALIND SHOP-
PING CENTRE
Preparations for this shopping centre
started in 1994 with a small building,
some 2,500 m2 that later grew to 20,000
m2. Situated in the geographic centre of
the Capital Area of lceland the building
was designed by the lcelandic firm ASK
in collaboration with the British firm
Building Design Partnership. In the
shopping centre which houses more
than 70 shops, emphasis was put on
integrating shopping and social facilities
in a simple and easily legible building.
PAGE 82: GOOD MANAGEMENT
INCREASES PROFITS OF DEVELOP-
ERS
In this article the authors point out the
importance of good management and
quality control in the building industry.
The Federation of lcelandic Industry
offers assistance to firms interested in
adopting this methodology.
PAGE 84: NEW HEADQUARTERS
FOR REYKJAVÍK S POWER COMPA-
NY
In this article Ögmundur Skarphéð-
insson architect describes the winning
entry in a recent competítion by his office
„Hornsteinar" and the office of
Ingimundur Sveinsson architect In their
proposal the main body of the building
runs north/south across the slope of the
site connecting different activities. The
eastern part of the building is heavy and
formal but the western part is its oppo-
site, exciting and dynamic. The connect-
ing part resolves these opposites. A
great emphasis is put on integrating the
building and its surroundings with a
theme park symbolising man, nature and
power with lighting playing an important
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