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Lecture by Pétur Ármannsson about a landmark house in Garðabær

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03.03.2026

Here you can watch an interesting lecture by Pétur Ármannsson that he gave at the Icelandic Design Museum on February 15th. In the lecture, he discussed selected houses in Garðabær from different periods, many of which were significant in the development of architecture in this country.

Here you can watch an interesting lecture by Pétur Ármannsson that he gave at the Icelandic Design Museum on February 15. In the lecture, he discussed selected houses in Garðabær from different periods, many of which were important in the development of architecture in this country.

Garðabær has a much richer architectural heritage than one might think at first glance. In this talk, architect Pétur Ármannsson discussed selected houses in Gardabaer from different periods, many of which were significant in the development of architecture in this country.

In the lecture, he reviewed the history and uniqueness of the buildings and examined them in the context of international trends in architecture, the history of Garðabær, and the development of settlements in the capital area.

The lecture was part of Garðabær's 50th anniversary celebration.

https://vimeo.com/1168907610?fl=pl

Garðabær á sér mun ríkulegri byggingararf en ætla mætti í fljótu bragði. Í þessu erindi sínu fjallaði Pétur Ármannsson arkitekt um valin hús í Garðabæ frá ólíkum tímaskeiðum sem mörg sættu tíðindum í þróun byggingarlistar hér á landi.

Í fyrirlestrinum fór hann yfir sögu og sérstöðu húsanna og skoðaði þau í samhengi við alþjóðlega strauma í byggingarlist, sögu Garðabæjar og þróun byggðar á höfuðborgarsvæðinu.

Fyrirlesturinn var hluti af 50 ára afmælisveislu Garðabæjar

https://vimeo.com/1168907610?fl=pl