Documentary

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.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Steinsteypuöldin

First Air Date

September 1, 2016

Last Air Date

September 29, 2016

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Language

Icelandic

Production Companies

RÚV

Networks

RÚV

1975
S01E05

1975

In 1975 people are building in Breiðholt. First rises Neðra-Breiðholt, then Efra-Breiðholt, finally the Seljahverfi. These neighborhoods are different. But it is also at this time that the fight for house protection is starting, first at the Bernhöftstorfa.

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