In 2012 and 2013 we collected photographies in iceland, which meant we were not only documenting the fascinating beauty of icelands nature, but also the state of its cities. When speaking of cities in iceland that of course means villages by european standards, when leaving the Reykjavik area. The material we collected mainly stems from the south-western part of the country, but also some small settlements along the south coast, as well as icelands second city, Akureyri. Other cities include Akranes, Selfoss, Vestmennaeyar (title image) and Eyrarbakki. An overview of the documented streets can be obtained in our worldmap.
In Reykjavik we photographed quite a lot of the cities old town streets, however that still sounds strange remembering the small town feel that even the city centre gives and the fact that Reykjavik was nothing more than a small fishing settlement 200 years ago. Of course we took the chance to include the cities main sights in our documentation, especially the dominating Hallgrímskirkja and the ultra-modern HARPA concert building with a glass facade by Olafur Eliasson. Most streets there give us the typical icelandic wood/corrugated iron style look, with striking colours or concrete buildings added here and there. Reykjavik can also boast a shoreline of “skyscrapers”.
Emerging Streetlines will be visible in our Iceland overview:
Nordursund / Heimaey · Vestmannaeyjar · Iceland
Adalstraeti · Reykjavik · Iceland
And here is a wild mix of buildings you can expect from other streetlines all over the country.
Below you’ll find a selection of architecture photographies depicting some classic icelandic buildings as well as typical street scenes. For example the Höfði House, which was venue for the 1986 Reykjavik summit between Ronald Reagan and Michail Gorbatschow, and of course the Hallgrímskirkja, built by the state architect Guðjón Samúelsson (1887-1950) and resembling the basalt lava columns often found in icelands landscape.
