ABSTRACT:
Reykjavķk, more than most other cities, was formed in a close interplay with nature, which in earlier times made this city, and its surrounding nature, a close unity. The book suggests a method to achieve this integration again. Western thinking still sees binary pairs, like e.g. city and nature and house and garden as opposites. The book explains that these pairs, contrary to belief, complement each other. Their union, therefore, actually elevates cities and architecture to a higher level.
Dr. Trausti Valsson, the author of this book is an architect and planner, educated in Berlin and Berkeley. He is an author of 7 books and recipient of several awards. City and Nature: An Integrated Whole, is also available in Icelandic - called "Borg og nįttśra: ekki andstęšur heldur samverkandi eining".
