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Gunnlaugur Halldórsson (1909–1986) was an Icelandic architect. He is considered the first Icelandic modernist architect.[1][2][3] He was educated in Denmark.[4]
Some of his notable works include the controversial 1940 expansion of Landsbankinn,[5] Háskólabíó(co-designed by Guðmundur Kr. Kristinsson)[6] and the re-designed of Bessastaðir(the official residence of the President of Iceland) in the style of Danish manors.[4] He designed the Sólheimar tower blocks in Reykjavík; the first of their kind.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Gunnlaugur Halldórs. arkitekt".
- ^ "Fyrsti sjónlistar-módernistinn | Hugrás". hugras.is (in Icelandic). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands -. "Timarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ a b Steinsteypuöldin, retrieved 2017-01-18
- ^ "Húsin í bænum". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ "Ævintýrahöllin Háskólabíó". Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ Steinsteypuöldin, retrieved 2017-01-18
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