Essays about: "heimili og náttúra"

Found 1 essay containing the words heimili og náttúra.

  1. 1. Jarðnæði; Tranquil Terra

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Katla Maríudóttir; [2014]
    Keywords : architecture; nature and dwelling; critical studies in architecture; new materialism and architecture; Icelandic vernacular architecture; Iceland; arkitektúr; heimili og náttúra; torfbær; arfur;

    Abstract : “Jarðnæði; Tranquil Terra” is a meditation on the relationship between the dwelling and the dramatic ever-changing landscapes of the rural Icelandic countryside. The project is anchored in a place with a long and complex history and with a profound relationship with its landscapes - a place of wandering churches, lifesaving shipwrecks, growing houses, teeth in the ground, paths lined with crosses to protect against the ghosts and other dark creatures. READ MORE