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Gunnar Asplund : Architecture Information + Images

20th Century Swedish Architect, Europe



Gunnar Asplund - Key Projects

Major Building by the architect

Chapel of the Resurrection, Woodland Cemetery, Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden
1914-34
Architecture competition : 1914
collaboration with fellow Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz
One of the great buildings of the 20th century.

Asplund Buildings

Lister County Courthouse, Solvesborg, Sweden
1917-21

Stockholm Library, Sveavägen 73, Stockholm
1918-27

Villa in Djursholmen, Djursholm, Stockholm
1917-18

Woodland Chapel, Stockholm
1918-20
ref. Chapel of Resurrection further up page

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm
1935-40

More projects online soon

Gunnar Asplund - Key Project

Stockholm Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
1930

Asplund Library - competition
Asplund Library
picture from architect



 

Gunnar Asplund - Practice Information

Gunnar Asplund - Architect
1885-1940

Gunnar Asplund was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz are generally recognised as two of the greatest Swedish architects of the 20th Century in Sweden, and came to worldwide attention. Most histories of World Architecture reference them and their collaboration - the Woodland Cemetery.

Work by Gunnar is not the Modernism of Mies or Corbusier but a softer style much influenced by Classical architecture. Just as with the National Romantic Style popular in neighboruing Finland so Gunnar fused the International Style with more traditional and more Swedish forms. Gunnar Asplund worked initially for Tengrom, Westman & Ostberg Architects in Sweden.

Swedish Architect

Swedish Architecture
Stockholm Waterfront Building
photo : Wojtek Gurak



Related 20th Century Swedish Architect:
Sigurd Lewerentz

Gunnar Asplund : Modern Architect

Modern Buildings

Asplund Library Competition : Six designs shortlisted Feb 2007, over 1,100 entries, images released Nov 2007

Gunnar Asplund : Swedish Architect

Stockholm Building

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