FÍLA Iceland
Federation of Icelandic Landscape Architects IFLA Europe – 21. september 2013
Members of FÍLA 86 members with students • Population of 320.137 (2012) • 1 LA for 6.400 residents
• FÍLA was established in February 1978 by 5 members
Education
The first LA in Iceland graduated 1953 from USA Icelandic LA have studied in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, UK, Germany, USA and Canada BS program at the Agricultural University of Iceland in Iceland since 2001 (IFLA recognition is missing)
Sólheimajökull – Tourists? Höf.: Guðjón Örn Björnsson
Where do... landscape architect work
LA in Iceland
hiรฐ opinbera; 17%
einkageirinn; 83%
LA in Iceland design:
playgrounds, Kindergartens, school grounds, private gardens, streets, cycling paths, public parks, sustainable sites, avalanches design, tourist sites, cemeteries
Planning in Iceland and LA • Regionalplan • Masterplan • Buildingplan
LA are working with
• Planning and Building Act • The Environment Impact Assessment Act (EIA) • The Strategic Environmental Assessment Act (SEA)
Typical tourist site in Iceland‌.
….there are problems to solve and there is lot off work ahead ….. the designing of Tourist Sites by LA is growing… … and we have the solutions and we have to work more with “Sence of Place”
Avalanches design
Siglufjรถrรฐur
Blue Lagoon
LA and Architects working together
http://www.bluelagoon.is
Seljalandsfoss, S-Ísland – Before Höf.: Oddur Hermannsson – Landform ehf
After
Seljalandsfoss, S-Ísland – After Seljalandsfoss, S-Ísland – …. Höf.: Oddur Hermannsson – Landform ehf Höf.: Oddur Hermannsson – Landform ehf
European Landscape Convention (ECL) was signed on 2. july 2012 by the Icelandic government
www.xland.is