An invitation to Iceland gave me the opportunity to think again about Architecture from the ground up and how natural resources do or don’t impact on the forms we built - for more discussion of this see the associated blog
Iceland imports most of its building materials - perhaps it’s time to think about new ways to use existing local materials - in light, hybrid, circular forms....
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37d77758802e3be4253d0d1769174a7b56b261526e551df7296f72f13c4552bd/corugated.jpg)
volcanic iceland and corrugaged cladding
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pebble-dash with obsidian shards and studio granda’s moss (ice) wall