Three New Books EditorialWe are happy to announce three delightfully different treats for Christmas: three new books published by Icelandic Times...
Protecting the Interaction Between Housing and Nature is Paramount EditorialPétur H. Ármannsson, architect and director at the Cultural Heritage Agency, is among the most knowledgeable people on...
A Visit to Smidshús Editorial— Interview with Architect Manfred Vilhjálmsson Manfred Vilhjálmsson is undoubtedly among the most respected and revered architects in...
A Brightly Coloured Selfoss EditorialThe increase in population in the municipality of Árborg is unique on a national scale in Iceland. The...
ADALSTRÆTI EditorialOne Hundred and Fifty Meters of History The first—and thus oldest—street in Reykjavik is Adalstræti. While only 150...
For Our Best People EditorialWhen entering the Kópavogur Library at Hamraborg, you are greeted by a plaque showcasing Kópavogur’s award as a...
New neighbourhood EditorialSeven years ago, in 2016, the Reykjavík City Council approved a new regional plan for Kirkjusandur in Laugarnes....
Hafnartorg & Hallveig + Ingólfur EditorialÁrni Óla (1888-1979), writer and journalist, is the person who most likely knew the history and origins of...
Breiðholt Editorial Just above Skógarsel street in Breiðholt is the farm mound of the farmstead of Breiðholt, from which...
Grjótaþorp EditorialGrjótaþorp Grjótaþorp (Grjóti Village) derives its name from Grjóti, one of eight smallholdings on the estate of Reykjavík...
Sunnuhvoll EditorialSunnuhvoll farm, bottom centre, in 1930. Above the farm we see Þór brewery at the corner of Rauðarárstígur...
A city in the making EditorialNjarðargata, from Hringbraut up to Hallgrímskirkja in the southern part of Skólavörðuholt was built up between 1920 and...
Panorama of the capital area EditorialKópavogskirkja, the oldest church in the second most populous municipality in the country, stands at the top of...
Þorlákshöfn on the up and go EditorialThe town of Þorlákshöfn on the south coast, where Reykjanes meets Suðurland, now has around 2000 inhabitants. Þorlákshöfn...
B S Í EditorialAt Hringbraut stands BSÍ, the capital’s transport hub. A house that was built almost 60 years ago, in...
The new neighbourhood by Heiðmörk EditorialThe outdoor area at Heiðmörk, forms a collar around the capital area from Rauðhólar in Reykjavík over to...
By Úlfarsá EditorialÚlfarsárdalur is a beautiful valley where the salmon and trout river Úlfarsá flows from Hafravatn a short way...
Bryggjuhverfið við Grafarvog EditorialÁ mótum Elliðavogs og Grafarvogs er Bryggjuhverfið í Reykjavík. Öðruvísi hverfi, þar sem hvorki er verslun né skóli,...
The French one at Frakkastígur EditorialThe French hospital witch the French built in 1902 in the land of Eyjólfsstaðir, just west of Rauðará...
On the border EditorialFossvogsdalur is a great outdoor area on the border between Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The valley that runs east...
