@ARTICLE{Kaczmarska_Elżbieta_The_2024, author={Kaczmarska, Elżbieta and Kaczmarska, Małgorzata}, volume={vol. LII/1}, journal={Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie}, pages={153-166}, howpublished={online}, year={2024}, publisher={Polsh Academy of Sciences, Branch in Kraków (Polska Akademia Nauk Oddział w Krakowie)}, abstract={This paper discusses creative efforts intended to preserve and highlight the assets of the natural environment and cultural resources in Iceland’s conditions on the example of its capital — Reykjavik. This also includes the innovative use of environmental phenomena distinctive for the island and its capital in designing space. The text notes the urban layout of Reykjavik’s city centre and buildings–symbols in the city’s architecture, as well as their significance in building place-based identity: the Hallgrímskirkja Church, designed by Guðjón Samuelsson, Harpa, designed by Henning Larsen Architects in cooperation with Olafur Eliasson and Batteríið Architects, and the Nordic House, designed by Alvar Aalto.}, type={Article}, title={The Cold Beauty of Iceland’s Capital: In Search of Place-Based Identity}, URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/134114/PDF/06_Teka_tom_specjalny_2024_popr1.pdf}, doi={10.24425/tkuia.2024.152189}, keywords={city, beauty, art, Iceland’s architecture, Iceland’s environment, Hallgrímskirkja, Harpa, Nordic House, the identity of the place, Reykjavík}, }