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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