Jón Kristinsson
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Jón Kristinsson is a Dutch architect
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in 1956. He then studied architecture at Delft University of Technology
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In 1966, Kristinsson together with his architect college and wife Riet Reitsema established an architect and engineering office in Deventer
. The company grew under their management and became a middle size office that specialised in sustainable low energy buildings based on their vision of integrated design.
During the period 1992-2001 Kristinsson together with Kees Duijvestein held a joint professorship in Environmental technique and design in the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology
. Following retirement in 2001, Kristinsson has worked on innovations at the Architecten- en ingenieursbureau kristinsson bv office in Deventer
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Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
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Biography
Kristinsson matriculated from Menntaskólinn í ReykjavíkMenntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....
in 1956. He then studied architecture at Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
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In 1966, Kristinsson together with his architect college and wife Riet Reitsema established an architect and engineering office in Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
. The company grew under their management and became a middle size office that specialised in sustainable low energy buildings based on their vision of integrated design.
During the period 1992-2001 Kristinsson together with Kees Duijvestein held a joint professorship in Environmental technique and design in the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
. Following retirement in 2001, Kristinsson has worked on innovations at the Architecten- en ingenieursbureau kristinsson bv office in Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
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Major building designs
- Town Hall LelystadLelystadLelystad is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclamation possible...
(1976) an integrated design of a self-supporting building. Worlds first seasonal heat storage in wet ground, parabolic solar collectors, balanced ventilation with heat regain, humidifying by plants and spring fountains, insulated shutters at night and acoustic of a concert hall. (Not built) - Minimum-energy housing development 1979-83 in SchiedamSchiedamSchiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft...
. 184 social houses were built. The project altered the building tradition in the NetherlandNetherlandNetherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...
s.Some of the innovative design includes: Airtight building, wall insulation on the outside, foundation and roof insulation. In the kitchen balanced ventilation with heat recuperation in hood of the cooker. - In 1980: AtollAtollAn atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
s in the North SeaNorth SeaIn the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
pumped dry by windmills/watermills as an alternative for atomic power. - The energy producing greenhouse and the "edible city" are development concepts with 2ha glasshouse with seasonal heatstorage that heat 200 properly designed houses.
- Floriade 2012 the tenannual horticultural exposition in VenloVenloVenlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,...
the Netherlands
Awards
- 1984: Golden Eagle cultural and scientific award in DeventerDeventerDeventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
- 1997: winner of the Dutch national competition 'Energy House'
- 1998: Royal Dutch ShellRoyal Dutch ShellRoyal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
award for sustainable development and architecture. The price of 200.000 guilderGuilderGuilder is the English translation of the Dutch gulden — from Old Dutch for 'golden'. The guilder originated as a gold coin but has been a common name for a silver or base metal coin for some centuries...
funded the design and develop the "Breathing Window" (Kristinsson 2003) - 1999: The biannual European Glulam Award
- 1999: VitruviusVitruviusMarcus Vitruvius Pollio was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC. He is best known as the author of the multi-volume work De Architectura ....
award from Oversticht Province for preserving the integrated architectural tradition - 2000: Building trophy for design of homes for psychiatric care
- 2004: Passive Low Energy Architecture Award (PLEA), UK
- 2006: Knight of the Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw.
External links
- List of Dutch architects
- Dutch WikiPedia article
- Website of the Kristinsson office
- The Breathing Window website