The Age of Concrete

tv show

poster for The Age of Concrete

5 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired September 01, 2016

Overview

The show traces the history of architecture and urban planning in Reykjavík in the twentieth century. The series begins in 1915, in the big fire where many wooden houses in the town were destroyed. Then the time of the concrete houses began.

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1930

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 31m

Air Date

September 08, 2016

Overview

The next is 1930, when Iceland became sovereign, Guðjón Samúelsson designed large buildings and looked for a national architectural style. But modernism has also begun to make its way.