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Gamla höfnin ásamt Örfirisey í Reykjavík Old ... - Competitionline

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Loftmynd af Gömlu <strong>höfnin</strong>ni. // Aerial photograph of the <strong>Old</strong> Harbour<br />

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Almenn atriði<br />

General points<br />

1.1 Inngangur<br />

Faxaflóahafnir sf. bjóða þátttakendur velkomna til hugmyndasamkeppni<br />

um heildarskipulag fyrir Gömlu <strong>höfnin</strong>a <strong>í</strong><br />

Reykjav<strong>í</strong>k og <strong>Örfirisey</strong> en hún er hluti þess svæðis sem <strong>í</strong><br />

daglegu tali kallast „<strong>Gamla</strong> <strong>höfnin</strong>”. Með samkeppninni gefst<br />

einstakt tækifæri til endurskoðunar á einu þýðingarmesta<br />

svæði höfuðborgar Íslands, Reykjav<strong>í</strong>k. <strong>Gamla</strong> <strong>höfnin</strong> <strong>í</strong><br />

Reykjav<strong>í</strong>k á sér einstaka sögu og henni fylgir mikill menningar-<br />

og söguarfur sem nauðsynlegt er að virða og vernda.<br />

Í samkeppninni felst að þátttakendur geta skilað inn<br />

heildarhugmyndum s<strong>í</strong>num að framt<strong>í</strong>ðarskipulagi eða lagt<br />

hugmyndir inn <strong>í</strong> umræðuna um þetta þýðingarmikla verkefni.<br />

Við lausn verkefnisins þurfa þátttakendur að taka tillit<br />

til margra þátta sem áhrif hafa á framt<strong>í</strong>ðarþróun svæðisins.<br />

Ber þar helst að nefna samsetningu byggðar, friðun og<br />

verndun, þróun samgangna á svæðinu auk tillits til nálægðar<br />

við miðbæ Reykjav<strong>í</strong>kur og þau sóknarfæri sem <strong>í</strong> svæðinu<br />

felast. Nú eru þegar samþykktir deiliskipulagsuppdrættir af<br />

hluta svæðisins, svokölluðu Mýrargötu- og slippasvæði og<br />

svæðinu kringum tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhús.<br />

Það er einlæg von okkar, sem stóðum að undirbúningi<br />

samkeppninnar að hún gefi af sér fjölbreyttar og metnaðarfullar<br />

tillögur um framt<strong>í</strong>ðarskipulag þessa merka svæðis.<br />

Tillögur sem munu <strong>í</strong> áföngum v<strong>í</strong>sa okkur inn <strong>í</strong> framt<strong>í</strong>ðina<br />

þegar skipulagsmál þessa svæðis eru annars vegar.<br />

Júl<strong>í</strong>us V<strong>í</strong>fill Ingvarsson<br />

formaður dómnefndar, Chairman of the Jury<br />

1.1 Introduction<br />

Associated Icelandic Ports welcomes participants to a<br />

competition on ideas on the comprehensive planning of the<br />

<strong>Old</strong> Harbour in Reykjavik and <strong>Örfirisey</strong>, which is a part of the<br />

area, referred to in everyday language as “The <strong>Old</strong> Harbour”.<br />

The competition offers a unique opportunity to reconsider<br />

one of the most significant areas in Iceland’s capital city,<br />

Reykjav<strong>í</strong>k. The <strong>Old</strong> Harbour in Reykjavik has a unique history<br />

with a great cultural and historic heritage that is necessary<br />

to respect and protect.<br />

The competition allows participants to submit their<br />

comprehensive ideas on future planning or contribute<br />

ideas to the discussion of this significant project. In doing<br />

this project participants must take into consideration many<br />

factors affecting the future development of the area. The<br />

most important things to mention are the composition of<br />

the settled area, its protection and preservation, development<br />

of communications in the area, in addition to considering<br />

its proximity to Reykjav<strong>í</strong>k City Centre and the ripe<br />

opportunities in the area. Local plan drawings have already<br />

been approved for part of the area: the Mýrargata and<br />

Shipyard area and the area around the Concert and Conference<br />

Centre in Reykjavik.<br />

Those organizing the preparation of the competition<br />

sencerely hope that it will produce diverse and ambitious<br />

proposals on the future planning of this remarkable area –<br />

proposals that will in phases point the way into the future<br />

regarding the planning of this area.<br />

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