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This is the Harpa, a concert hall and conference center on Reykjavik’s waterfront in the city center. Constructed in 2011, the contemporary and parametrically designed building was the result of a collaboration between Henning Larsen Architects and Danish-Icelandic artist Ólafur Elíasson, whom designed the building’s iconic glass facade. The exterior of the building is the most iconic feature, consisting of a multi-colored glass envelope with a repetitive pattern meant to resemble the basalt landscape features of the nation. The building started construction in 2007, but was halted by the 2008 financial crash, with construction resuming a year later. The crash resulted in work halting for a decade on the rest of the development project that was meant to accompany the Harpa, which remains incomplete, and was to include offices and a hotel. The building is home to the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and The Icelandic Opera, and received the European Union’s Mies van der Rohe award for Contemporary Architecture in 2013. It has quickly become a contemporary landmark and icon of the city’s waterfront, and will soon be joined by the completed development that was halted by the recession but is presently on track to be finished in the next couple of years.
Now this piece was a bit of a turning point for me I think. Managed to get a spot to paint at the Roskilde festival in 2001 and ended up really liking the piece. It kind of gave me back the love for painting and from this point on I painted pretty much every week for 3-4 years.
Reykjavík, Iceland view088Reykjavík, Iceland (est. 1786, pop. 200,000), 1st settlement c. AD 870 • Architecture of Iceland
• Laugavegur 29, view 03
Reykjavík, Iceland (est. 1786, pop. 200,000), 1st settlement c. AD 870 • Architecture of Iceland
• Harpa Music Hall & Conference Center (2011) view01 • designed by the Danish firm in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson • houses the Iceland Symphony Orchestra • home page
Reykjavík. Hallgrímskirkja.
Hallgrímskirkja, church of Hallgrímur, is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) high, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), author of the Passion Hymns.
It was designed to resemble the trap rocks, mountains and glaciers of Iceland's landscape.
It took 41 years to build the church: construction started in 1945 and ended in 1986
Reykjavík, Iceland (est. 1786, pop. 200,000), 1st settlement c. AD 870 • Architecture of Iceland
• Hallgrímskirkja (1986), Hallgrímstorg 101, view02 • the {Lutheran) Church of Hallgrimur • commissioned, 1937 • designed by State Architect, Guðjón_Samúelsson • 73 m. / 244 ft. tower • homepage
The first permanent settlement in Iceland by Norsemen is believed to have been established in Reykjavík by Ingólfur Arnarson from Norway around AD 870; this is described in Landnámabók, or the Book of Settlement. Ingólfur Arnarson is said to have decided the location of his settlement using a traditional Viking method; he cast his high seat pillars (Öndvegissúlur) into the ocean when he saw the coastline, then settled where the pillars came to shore.