Olafur Thordarson
  
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Thordarson Elliheimili Eskifirði 2010-Site plan

HOME FOR THE ELDERLY

2010
Project for a retirement center in east Iceland.



Thordarson-Iceland design museum 2007-08 Section

Thordarson-design Museum-2007-08 interior

ICELANDIC DESIGN MUSEUM

2007-2008
Design proposal for MUDESA, Hönnunarsafn Íslands; Icelandic design museum, Garðabær, Iceland.




Thordarson+Marshall-Chzeck Library-2006-aerial

Thordarson-Marshall-Czeck Library-2006-street side- a

CZECK NATIONAL LIBRARY

2006
Design proposal for a library in Prague. Coll. w/ Paul Marshall.  ext. info





TSUNAMI MEMORIAL

2006
Tide-activated sculpture & architecture proposal. Oslo, Norway. Tide-pool-mound.







Thordarson-2001-02-Ordabelgur-a

ORDABELGUR

2001-2002
Sound and light sculpture &
architecture proposal for the National Library, Reykjavik, Iceland.






MUSIC HALL

2001
Tónlistarhús í Reykjavík. Proposal for a music hall and urban integration in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. (not submitted due to 911 )



Thordarson-1998-Olympic pool-roof-a
Thordarson-1998-Olympic pool-1st floor plan-a

LAUGARDALSLAUG
1998
Project for an Olympic swimming pool, Reykjavik, Iceland.






AVALANCHE COMMENTARY

3/19/1995
Olafur Thordarson; architecture commentary on problematic conditions
in the design of urban- and architectural structures in avalanche prone areas in 
Morgunblaðið
,  Reykjavik, Iceland,







Thordarson-1995-Svartsengi-a

SVARTSENGI

1995
Geothermal powerplant visitors center proposal, Iceland.




Click to see portfolio: Thordarson collaborator w/Gaetano Pesce

Project architect and designer with Gaetano Pesce, New York.
1990-1997
(Above is
Organic Building, Japan, 1993)




Thordarson-Natturufraedisafn-1994-roof-plan

Thordarson-Natturufraedisafn-1994-plan

NÁTTÚRUFRÆÐISAFN

1994
Part of Master Plan for Seltjarnarnes, proposal for a Natural Science Museum and observatory.







GEOTHERMAL BORE HOLE CAPS

1990-1991
Project for pre-fabricated well covers, Reykjavík, Iceland,






HAFNARFJÖRÐUR
1990
Project for a community center and Music School in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

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Thordarson-1990-Hi-Rise City-a

HI-RISE STUDIES
1989-1990
Project for a vertical city,





VIÐEY ISLAND

1988
Landscape design/master plan proposal for a Reykjavik island.



Thordarson-towers-1987-a

Thordarsons design for Music School Steven Holl Studio 1988
1987-1990
Columbia University, in the City of New York, Master of Architecture design projects.



Thordarsons design for Row housing-Gil Snyder Studio-1985
1983-1986
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Bachelor of Science in Architecture design projects.



Bass house
1986
Design proposal for a residence in Duluth Minnesota



Beth's house
1984
Design studies for a self sufficient house on Washington Island, Wisconsin.




1976-1983
50 house studies, created prior to any formal education.
Thordarson-Photogallery floor plan-1988

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