The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
Sofia Nannini
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Abstract
This paper deals with the urban development of Reykjavík during the first half of the 20th century, with a particular attention to building techniques and their influence in the construction of a modern capital city for Iceland. By analysing its first building codes (issued in 1903 and in 1945) and some examples of residential typologies built in that timeframe, this research highlights the special role that concrete played in the growth and in the modernisation of Reykjavík.
Nannini, S., “The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)”. In AISU paper proceedings, La città globale. La condizione urbana come fenomeno pervasivo / The Global City. The urban condition as a pervasive phenomenon, edited by Marco Pretelli, Rosa Tamborrino, Ines Tolic, Torino: AISU, publication ongoing.
