Author: Sigurður Kolbeinsson
21 Dec YRKI ARCHITECTS´ COMPETITION ENTRY GRANTED PURCHASE
Yrki architects´proposal in the recently judged design competition for a kindergarden and family center in downtown Reykjavík was granted a purchase by the jury....
14 Dec ICELAND REVIEW REPORTS ON ICELAND´S MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY´S NEW PERMANENT HOME
In its December edition, the online magazine Iceland Review reports on the future permanent home for the Icelandic Museum of Natural History in Nesstofa. The article can be found here. Please refer to our website´s posts on the same subject and to our projects overview...
14 Dec THE ICELANDIC MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WILL GET A PERMANENT ROOF OVER ITS COLLECTION AFTER 130 YEARS OF WAITING
130 years after its foundation, the Icelandic Museum of Natural History will get a permanent roof over its collection when it moves in Nesstofa in Seltjarnarnes. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reported on the takeover of Nesstofa by the government´s Financial Management Authority and the...
01 Dec THE ICELANDIC MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY MOVES TO SELTJARNARNES
The government of Iceland´s Financial Management Authority has signed an agreement with the municipality of Seltjarnarnes to take over the building of Nesstofa. The agreement is part of the government´s investment efforts to stem the recession due to the Corona virus pandemic. The government of...
19 Oct THE MINSITER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS BREAKS GROUND FOR THE NEXT PHASE IN GUFUNES
Last Tuesday, the minister for social affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason, broke ground for the next phase of the housing project in Gufunes. 65 small and medium-sized apartments will add to 45 apartments of phase one, which is well underway. When completed, the 137 affordable apartments...
16 Sep Affordable housing in Gufunes – An interview við Sólveig Berg
Last Tuesday, Sólveig Berg from Yrki architects was a guest on the cultural radio show Víðsjá on Icelandic National Broadcasting Service´s channel 1. The subject was Yrki architects project - in collaboration with Þorpið-Vistfélag- of 137 affordable apartments in Gufunes. The radio interview with Sólveig...
09 Sep Reinventing cities – Yrki architects short-listed in competition invite
Yrki architects are among the three teams that have been invited to submit proposals in the international design competition Reinventing Cities for the Gufunes pier and surroundings in Reykjavík. The article posted by Visir.is on this subject can be found here....
09 Sep Work in progress in Gufunes
The construction of 137 affordable apartments in Gufunes designed by Yrki architects is ongoing. Visir.is posted a detailed article on this subject. The article can be read here. An interview with the project manager, Runólfur Ágústsson, can be heard here....
13 Aug Yrki architects longlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2020 for Sveinatunga in Garðabær
Yrki architects have been longlisted by British design magazine Dezeen for the Dezeen Awards 2020 in the category "civic and cultural interior". The nomination can be read here. More information on the project Sveinatunga can be found here....