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Anna Sigríður Jóhannsdóttir is an architect, researcher, and Associate Professor at the Iceland University of the Arts, with professional experience in Iceland and Germany. She was educated at the Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark and worked for over two decades as co-owner of VA Arkitektar in Iceland. Her work spans a wide range of architectural projects, from interior design to urban planning, and she has received several awards in architectural competitions as a design manager within her practice. Her expertise lies in sustainable architecture and planning. She is a founding and board member of the Green Building Council Iceland and the author of Dagsbirta sem vistvænn birtugjafi(2014) (Daylight as a Sustainable Source of Light).
Her research focuses on architecture and urban planning guided by human well-being, with particular emphasis on the impact of daylight. Her recent research, Dagsbirta í íbúðabyggð við íslenskar aðstæður, presents a detailed examination of daylight quality in residential areas, combining quantitative analysis with a theoretical assessment of the importance of well-designed daylight conditions in architecture and urban planning. As an educator holding a diploma in higher education pedagogy, she has also conducted research on the professional education of architects and planners.
She teaches architecture and planning at the Department of Architecture at the Iceland University of the Arts (IUA) and at the Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI), Department of Planning and Design. Her architectural emphasis is on spatial design and the effects of form-making, the impact of architecture on human well-being, and, more broadly, the role of sustainability in architecture and planning.
Education/Academic qualification
University Pedagogy Diploma
2021 → 2023
Award Date: 24 Jun 2023
Master, Architect Cand.Arch., Aarhus Arkitektskole
Award Date: 12 Feb 1992
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 11 Finished
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Strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration in planning studies (is: Efling þverfaglegs samstarfs um nám í skipulagsfræði)
Stefánsdóttir, H. (PI) & Jóhannsdóttir, A. S. (PI)
1/08/23 → 2/12/24
Iceland University of the Arts, Other Icelandic Research Institutions
Project: Research
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Environmentally friendly building in the Icelandic context
Jóhannsdóttir, A. S. (PI)
7/01/19 → 29/03/19
Iceland University of the Arts, Other Icelandic Research Institutions
Project: Research
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Family house Júllatún 17, Höfn í Hornafirði
Jóhannsdóttir, A. S. (PI)
11/04/17 → 8/02/19
Iceland University of the Arts, Other Icelandic Research Institutions
Project: Other
Prizes
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1. prize Landmannalaugar
Jóhannsdóttir, A. S. (Recipient), 2014
Iceland University of the Arts, Other Icelandic Research Institutions
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