Gudmundur Gunnarsson

The World Series: Iceland Develops a New Model in Dementia Design

3 September 2023

Episode S3E9:

Our “World Series of Design” continues this month with a fascinating project in Iceland developed specifically for residents with dementia. It’s all in the unique geometry of this project and Lori’s guest Gudmundur Gunnarsson from Urban Arkitektar in Rekjavik explains how he made what appears to be a complicated building rather straight-forward and easy to construct. The resulting building has many benefits to everyone in the facility, with a focus on the views, natural local materials, and clever but subtle wayfinding strategies.

About Gudmundur Gunnarsson

Gudmundur Gunnarsson studied at the Aarhus School of Architecture under the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. He is Founding Partner at Urban Arkitektar in Reykjavik, Iceland where he’s practiced since 2015.

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