Gunnlaugur Halldórsson

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
  1. "Gunnlaugur Halldórs. arkitekt".
  2. "Fyrsti sjónlistar-módernistinn | Hugrás". hugras.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands -. "Timarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. Steinsteypuöldin, retrieved 2017-01-18
  5. "Húsin í bænum". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. "Ævintýrahöllin Háskólabíó". Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  7. Steinsteypuöldin, retrieved 2017-01-18


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