The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)

This paper deals with the urban development of Reykjavík during the first half of the 20th century, with 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 so...

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Main Author: Nannini Sofia
Other Authors: Dallari F., Doti G., Porfyriou H., Pretelli M., Nannini, Sofia
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: AISU International 2020
Subjects:
Iceland
Reykjavík
Concrete
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2982354
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spelling ftpoltorinoiris:oai:iris.polito.it:11583/2982354 2024-02-11T10:05:00+01:00 The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45) Nannini Sofia Dallari F., Doti G., Porfyriou H., Pretelli M. Nannini, Sofia 2020 ELETTRONICO https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2982354 https://aisuinternational.org/la-citta-globale-the-global-city-download/ eng eng AISU International country:ITA place:Torino info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-88-31277-01-3 ispartofbook:La città globale. La condizione urbana come fenomeno pervasivo / The Global City. The urban condition as a pervasive phenomenon volume:1 - D firstpage:182 lastpage:192 numberofpages:11 serie:INSIGHTS https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2982354 https://aisuinternational.org/la-citta-globale-the-global-city-download/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Iceland Reykjavík Concrete info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2020 ftpoltorinoiris 2024-01-23T23:07:10Z This paper deals with the urban development of Reykjavík during the first half of the 20th century, with 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 same period, this research highlights the special role that concrete played in the growth and modernisation of Reykjavík. Book Part Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík PORTO@iris (Publications Open Repository TOrino - Politecnico di Torino) Reykjavík
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Reykjavík
Concrete
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Reykjavík
Concrete
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The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
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description This paper deals with the urban development of Reykjavík during the first half of the 20th century, with 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 same period, this research highlights the special role that concrete played in the growth and modernisation of Reykjavík.
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title The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
title_short The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
title_full The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
title_fullStr The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
title_full_unstemmed The City as a Gravel Pile: Building Codes, Concrete, and Urban Dwellings in Reykjavík (1903–45)
title_sort city as a gravel pile: building codes, concrete, and urban dwellings in reykjavík (1903–45)
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publishDate 2020
url https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2982354
https://aisuinternational.org/la-citta-globale-the-global-city-download/
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https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2982354
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