Building on New Ground — Architecture at 64° North
an episode by Kathrin Huber Iceland: one of the youngest geologies in the world and hazy object of my adolescent longing. An impressive land of superlatives and extremes—the kind every travel guide extols at length. And yet there is no doubt that its landscape, its light, and its weather imprint themselves upon human awareness and the act of building itself: from daylighting and wind to building physics and structural engineering, these harsh conditions demand rigorous attention in both design and execution, all while under high economic pressure. A cultural emancipation movement emerged in…
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