{"id":36259,"date":"2026-05-27T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=36259"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:46:43","slug":"steinunn-thalia-j-claessen","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/verkefni\/steinunn-thalia-j-claessen\/","title":{"rendered":"Steinunn Thalia J. Claessen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--overlay-opacity: 0%; --overlay-bg: #000000;\" class=\"hero-section h1-lg\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"bg-visual\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/045-1800x1200.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"meta-info-section\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"meta-info animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"intro-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container animation\">\n\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\">Steinunn Thalia J. Claessen<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\">THE ARK<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-section txt-columns\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row animation-child-elements animation-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201eThere's no working architect here in the West Indies. \u201c<\/em> - Planning representative of Vestmannaeyja<\/p>\n<p>In the West Indies, traces of the eruption can still be read in the landscape, alongside a desire to preserve connections with the past Structure focuses on rekindling the connection with the site as it was but development alone is not restoration.<\/p>\n<p>From this reality springs the ARKIN The project proposes flexible living and working facilities for architects and designers who are temporarily involved in development in the Islands The ARKIN also forms a platform for artists to stay and create, which promotes the cultural life of the town and supports the progress of the ARKIN seeks a balance between the memories of the past and the demands of the future.<\/p>\n<p>(T.O.N.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is no practical architect here in Vestmannaeyjar.<\/em>\u201d - Municipal Planner of Vestmannaeyjar<\/p>\n<p>Vestmannaeyjar continues to rise from the imprints of the eruption, seeking to claim a sense of what once was. This reconstruction sees to establish a connection with the past, to re-establish a relationship with the place as it used to be. Yet building alone is not restoration.<\/p>\n<p>From this context, \u00d6RKIN emerges. It prophecies flexible living and working spaces for architects and designers contributing to the islands\u2019 ongoing development. \u00d6RKIN provides a residency for artists fostering a creative environment that strings the cultural fabric of Vestmannaeyjar. 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