Health Advanced Research Projects Agency Q: What is HARPA? A: HARPA stands for the “Health Advanced Research Projects Agency”.

It is an old Icelandic word that refers to a time of year in early spring and is, in fact, a month in the old Nordic calendar. Harpa is also the Icelandic name of the beautiful stringed instrument, the harp, a reference to the musical activities within our stunning concert house.

Henning Larsen Architects Harpa was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The structure consists of a steel framework clad with geometric shaped glass panels of different colours.

Harpa (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhar̥pa], English: Harp) is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on May 4, 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass facade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland.

Heiser : South German:: 1: variant of Häuser (see Hauser) or Heuser. This surname (possibly also in the sense 2 below) is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). 2: nickname for a person with a rasping voice from Middle High German heiser 'hoarse'.

January 12, 2007Harpan / Construction started

Many people agree that Frank Lloyd Wright is the most famous architect of the modern era. Along with Louis Henri Sullivan, his early mentor, Wright helped form a uniquely American architecture.

All together, the building was designed to set the stage for a diverse range of events – from music school concerts and picnic lunches to international gala performances and banquets. The largest auditorium, Eldborg, is named after a famous volcanic crater in Iceland.

Henning Larsen Architects A Brief History of Harpa Concert Hall Architects: Batteríið Architects, an Icelandic architectural firm, and Henning Larsen Architects, a Danish firm, designed Harpa Concert Hall, working alongside the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.

Popov (Cyrillic: Попов; masculine), or Popova (Cyrillic: Попова; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian surname. Derived from a Slavonic word pop (Cyrillic: поп, "priest"). The fourth most common Russian surname, it may refer to: Alek Popov (born 1966), Bulgarian writer.

Fyodorov or Fedorov (Russian: Фёдоров, masculine) and Fyodorova or Fedorova (Фёдорова, feminine) is a common East Slavic last name that is derived from the given name Fyodor and literally means Fyodor's.

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