Opening of Architectures for Care and presentation of the Foundry Foundation's educational grant. 

The graduation exhibition for Master of Architecture (M.Arch) students opened last Saturday in the Reading Room of the Museum of Icelandic History on Hverfisgata. The exhibition is entitled Architectures for care. Thirteen architects of the future are showing their graduation works.

The architects exhibiting their work in the museum building are: Amal Sneih Abou Farrag, Birta Fönn Kristbjargardóttir Sveinsdóttir, Fred Wilson Hendry Briars, Gísli Hrafn Magnússon, Heiðdís Helgadóttir, Helga B Þorvarðardóttir Kjerúlf, Íma Fönn Hlynsdóttir, Laufey Jakobsdóttir, Lárus Freyr Lárusson, Pétur Jónsson, Samúel Aron Laufdal Guðlaugsson, Sandra Dögg Þorsteinsdóttir and Victor Óli Búason. The exhibition is curated by Jan Dobrowolski.

A large number of people made their way to the Museum House for the opening of the exhibition, as the weather in the city center was at its best on Saturday. The exhibition will be open until June 1 during the Museum House's opening hours.

Gísli Hrafn received an educational scholarship from the Foundry. 

At the Foundry Foundation's 2025 Educational Conference in January, the Academy of the Arts was awarded a grant of 500 thousand krónur. The Foundry Foundation and the Department of Architecture of the Academy of the Arts presented the grant at the opening, and it was Gísli Hrafn Magnússon who received the grant. A special selection committee reviewed all graduation projects and Gísli's design was selected.

Project review: "The MArch thesis “Aesthetics of Survivalism” by Gísli Hrafn Magnússon receives the Foundation’s Educational Grant (FS25) for its conceptual clarity, outstanding design, and relevance to contemporary architectural challenges. The work demonstrates a good balance between creativity, technical skill, and critical thinking, resulting in a project that is both innovative and meaningful.” 

Photos: Eygló Gísladóttir