21 Nov Honourable mention for Yrki architects´ competition entry
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....
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21 Nov Spöngin social housing complex visited
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...
21 Nov A new lighthouse at Höfði
Yesterday saw the inauguration of the new lighthouse at Höfði. The project is featured on the City of Reykjavík´s website....
21 Nov Construction work at the Patient Hotel completed
Yesterday, the contractor of the Patient Hotel handed the building officially over to the National University Hospital of Iceland. The opening ceremony is featured on the website for building projects by the National University Hospital of Iceland....
21 Nov Social housing project presented at Reykjavík City Hall
Today, Sólveig Berg from Yrki architects and Runólfur Ágústsson presented Yrki architects´ proposal for a social housing project in Gufunes at reykjavík city Hall. The proposal is a joint project by Yrki architects, Ráðgjöf og verkefnastjórnun and LMB Mandat. An article on the priject can...
21 Nov House warming party at Yrki architects´ 21st birthday
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20 Nov Ásdís Helga on “Reykjavík síðdegis”
Ásdís Helga from Yrki architects was a guest at the afternoon radio show "Reykjavík síðdegis" on Bylgjan 98.9 to talk about the BUILD 2018 Architecture Awards recently granted to Vodafone´s new headquarters. The interview can be heard here. ...
20 Nov Yrki architects manage the Instagram page of the Association of Icelandic Architects
Between the 20th and the 24th of August, Yrki architects will manage the Association of Icelandic Architects´ Instagram page. Since earlier this year, the AIA Instagram page has been managed by various architectural firms and individual architects to demonstrate the diversity of the architectural profession...
20 Nov Vodafone´s new headquarters awarded as “Best Icelandic Corporate Office Design Project” by British architecture magazine BUILD
Vodafone´s new headquarters at Suðurlandsbraut were awarded as the "Best Icelandic Corporate Office Design Project" by the BUILD 2018 Architecture Awards. BUILD is a monthly publication featuring articles on architecture and design worldwide. This is the 4th year that the magazine grants its awards. More information on...
20 Nov Helgafellsskóli under construction
Construction work at the primary school of Helgafellsskóli is ongoing. Yrki architects designed the school in collaboration with VSB and Verkís consulting engineers and Samson Harðarson landscape architect....