Last wednesday, Reykjavík´s mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson broke ground for a housing project in Gufunes that is specifically destined for first buyers. Project manager Runólfur Ágústsson of Þorpið-Vistfélag says that the innovative design of the housing project lays the ground for a sustainable community. The...
Last week, the radio show Flakk featured a visit to the new Patient Hotel on the premises of the National University Hospital of Iceland. Jóhannes Þórðarson from Gláma/Kím architects and Sólveig Berg from Yrki architects were interviewed by the show´s host, Lísa Pálsdóttir. The interview...
Mýrargarður, the new student housing complex on the campus of the University of Iceland, will be inaugurated Thursday the 27 of February. Mýrargarður is the biggest student housing complex in Iceland, housing up to 300 students....
The official inauguration of the lighthouse at Sæbraut was celebrated Friday the 7th of February. The mens choirs Karlakór Reykjavíkur and Karlakórinn Fóstbræður came together to perform a few well chosen songs....
Yrki architects are among the three firms that have made it to the semi-finals of the competition for the municipality development plan of Suðurnesjabær....
Iceland´s largest provider of commercial property, Reitir, and Hyatt Hotels Corporation have signed a concession agreement for the management of a Hyatt Centric hotel at Laugavegur 176. The hotel will be in the refurbished and enlarged former headquarters of the Icelandic National Broadcasting headquarters. The...
Icelandic architectural firms which are members of the Green Building Council Iceland have launched a petition which urges architectural firms to join in declaring a state of emergency due to global warming and the threats to biodiversity. Further information can be found here....
The City of Reykjavík has advertised the altered zoning plan for the social housing project in Gufunes. The alteration of the zoning plan was planned by Yrki architects in collaboration with the company Þorpið-Vistfélag. More information on this project can be found on this website....
The business weekly Viðskiptablaðið published an article on Yrki architects in its September 26th issue. The issue is dedicated to Icelandic companies that have been chosen by the magazine for their exemplary management. The article can be read here....
Last Saturday, Runólfur Ágústsson, project manager at Þorpið-Vistfélag, was a guest at the radio show Flakk on the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Runólfur talked about the social housing project in Gufunes in the suburb of Grafarvogur. The intent is to build 125 two to four...