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F5: Tryggvi Thorsteinsson on His Family, Moss on Lava Fields, Natural Light + More

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F5: Tryggvi Thorsteinsson on His Family, Moss on Lava Fields, Natural Light + More
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As a young man in Iceland Tryggvi Thorsteinsson worked in construction, which shaped his view of his eventual profession. “Everything had to be imported so nothing was wasted, and that mindset stayed with me,” he says. “Architecture became an extension of that way of thinking; being intentional, simplifying, and making things that last.”
Thorsteinsson was also inspired by nature in his native country, which is raw and powerful. His parents created a botanical garden in the Westfjords region, whe

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