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JOHN BROWN is the editor of theslowhome.com and the founder of the Slow Home Movement. He is a registered architect, real estate broker and Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary.
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An Icelandic Perspective
Álfkonuhvarf
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The staff at Glama-Kim Architects are highly skilled and experienced, qualified to work on a variety of design projects. The office prides itself in the quality of the architecture it has produced and has participated successfully in numerous competitions.
Glama-Kim Architects was established following the merger of Glama architects and Kim Architects in 1996. Both offices had been run separately. Glama Architects were established in 1991. Arni Kjartansson (co-founder of Kim Architects) had been running a private practice since 1986.
A successful design and project solution is achieved through extensive and thorough design methods that have developed from an extensive experience of all owners and their staff. The design methods and the development of each project is defined at the beginning stage of the design work. The strategy is regularly revised during design execution.
Partners:
* Arni Kjartansson, Chartered Architect
* Bæring Bjarnar Jonsson, Chartered Architect
* Johannes Thordarson, Chartered Architect
* Sigbjorn Kjartansson, Chartered Architect
* Sigurdur Halldorsson, Chartered Architect
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We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.
provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.
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