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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 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

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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Gunnar Asplund Architect, Sweden - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

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