This thesis project explorations the interplay between material culture, sustainability, and education through the lens of Iceland's history of survival and the proposed development of a centralized building for the Iceland University of the Arts (IUA). Shaped by its colonial past and reliance on local materials such as turf, stone, and driftwood, Iceland's resourcefulness reflections a legacy that aligns with environmental management, on other hand, environmental research, and research, and economic activities.
For decades the Iceland University of the Arts (IUA) has had an ongoing discussion about creating a single, permanent building that consensus all the university's departments into one cohesive space. This vision would develop a better working environment while protesting the growing importation of the arts in Icelandic culture.
The proposed campus in ElliðaárdalurReykjavík's largest natural retreats between the opportunities and architectural innovations a sustainable conservation and management while providing sustainable development. The opinion also projects and based activities with urban activities.
Results position IUA as a leader in ecological design and art education, contributing to a reading cultural and educational legacy
The work in pictures.