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During the last decade increasing attention has been drawn to Iceland. The rough beauty of this inhospitable place triggers much curiosity and fascination. Its particular geology with around 30 active volcanoes and thousands of the famous geysers also holds substantial energy resources including oil. Consequently Iceland has been increasingly targeted for industrial development. Icelandic Lessons presents the results of the latest research campaign on Iceland by students and faculty of laba, the Basel-based studio affiliated to EPFL's School of Architecture in Lausanne. The campaign's objective was to explore potentials that could emerge from the relationships and areas of conflict between architecture and landscape, urban and rural, culture and nature, artificial and natural, and human and non-human, rather than promoting growth, urbanisation and industrialisation, or upholding concept of Iceland's nature existing as a single autonomous object that should be kept intact. The new book investigates the spatial and ecological impact of a hypothetical industrialisation of Iceland and questions the relationship between these seemingly opposing categories, and features architectural projects based on the research.

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Harry Gugger is an architect and Professor of Architecture at EPFL's School of Architecture. He has been a partner with Herzog & de Meuron 1991-2009 and established his own studio in Basel in 2010. Aurelie Blanchard graduated in architecture from EPFL in 2007. She has been working with Herzog & de Meuron (2007-12) and founded her own studio in 2012. She also has been a teaching assistant at laba since 2011. Barbara Costa is laba's Head of Research. She graduated in architecture from University of Porto s Faculty of Architecture and has also done a Master's degree in drawing at University of Lisbon's Faculty of Fine Arts. She has worked for architectural firms in Copenhagen, Porto, and Brussels, and has taught at various universities in Portugal, Belguim, and France. Lukas Lenherr is an architect and has been laba's Head of Teaching 2013-15. He graduated from EPFL's School of Architecture, following studies at ESTAB in Barcelona, the Academy of Art and Design in Basel, and at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). He also teaches at Alpine AA, Architectural Association's Visiting School based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein since 2014.

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