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...
The nursing home, apartments and service center for senior citizens in Mörkin was awarded as the "Best Public Residential Project" by the BUILD 2019 Architecture Awards. More information on the award can be found here....
The National University Hospital of Iceland´s Patient Hotel has been rated as "Excellent" by BREEAM. The feature on Icelandic National Broadcasting Service´s website can be read here....
Yrki architects´ proposal for a nursery school in Seltjarnarnes received an honourable mention in an open design competition. The findings of the jury can be found here....
Last month, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service´s radio show Flakk featured a program on the nonprofit housing foundation Bjarg which built the social housing complex in Spöngin. In the program, the show´s host, Lísa Pálsdóttir, and Sólveig Berg from Yrki architects visited the construction site as...
Yesterday saw the inauguration of the new lighthouse at Höfði. The project is featured on the City of Reykjavík´s website....