The Age of Concrete — Season 1, Episode 3: 1945
Documentary • 32 min • 1 season, 5 episodes
Episode synopsis
1945 is the year when the war ends, the city was expanding beyond Hringbraut, there was a big housing problem and the first apartment buildings were built. Churches under construction at this time caused controversy.
About The Age of Concrete
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.