Music and art are often inseparably intertwined. In the case of Iceland’s Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, that idea takes center stage with architecture that pushes the limits of what seems ...

Iceland’s currency may be devalued, but thankfully the same thing hasn’t happened to the country’s lust for arts and culture. The capital city of Reykjavík, will soon be welcoming the Harpa Concert ...

Harpa is a mammoth that nearly died out before it could get started. Iceland has been waiting for a decent concert hall for 100 years, and in 1999 the Minister of Culture and Education decided to go ...

The waterfront façade of the Harpa Concert Hall is made of individual polygonal glass frames resembling sparkly fish scales, which reflect water and light, creating a kaleidoscope of luminous colors.

Out of the ashes of Iceland’s economic collapse rises the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík with an 1,800-seat main performance space, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces, boutiques, ...

The exterior of the Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre on my second visit. All photos are by the author. The geometric patterns of multifaceted and colored mirrors and glass panes make ...

On Saturday, Icelanders celebrated the opening of the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik. Designed by Henning Larsen, the building features a colorful, prismatic facade, developed in consultation with ...

Well, it helped that the façades in which that great visionary Olafur Eliasson played his part evoke basalt columns on coast and islets, that the welcoming red interior of the Eldborg Concert Hall ...