Background
Thorsteinn, Einar was born on June 17, 1942 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Asgeir Einarsson and Kirstin Lara (Sigurbjörnsdóttir) E.
Thorsteinn, Einar was born on June 17, 1942 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Asgeir Einarsson and Kirstin Lara (Sigurbjörnsdóttir) E.
Engineer's degree, Technology University, Hannover, Germany, 1969.
He worked with Frei Otto from 1969-1972 helping to design the Munich Olympiapark for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He then started the Constructions Laboratory in Iceland and experimented with tensile structures. He started a long collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson.
Early results from the collaboration included geodesic dome structures, he also worked with cells with fivefold symmetry used in the Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall.
He also worked with Guillermo Trotti to design mobile lunar research laboratories for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Committee member City of Reykjavik, 1974-1978. Co-founder Medical Freedom of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1997. Advisory board ISIS-Symmetry, 1995-1998.
Member International Association for New Science, The Monroe Institute.
Son of Asgeir Einarsson and Kirstin Lara (Sigurbjörnsdóttir) E. M.Audur Sigurdardóttir, March 27, 1965 (divorced June 1980).