FRESH CONNECTION
“Historically, the Faroese have tried to erase the border between landscapes and buildings”
the municipality of Eysturkommuna, in the Faroe Islands, became the second region in the country to get its own town hall. Normally, Faroese councils convene in repurposed buildings, such as old schoolhouses, but in this five-town, 2,100-person district, which came into existence via a 2009 amalgamation, the citizens envisioned something better. Faroese building culture tends toward
