Gunnar Asplund - Wikipedia
WebErik Gunnar Asplund (22 September 1885 – 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style which made its breakthrough in Sweden at the Stockholm International Exhibition (1930).
Erik Gunnar Asplund | MoMA
WebErik Gunnar Asplund (22 September 1885 – 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style which made its breakthrough in Sweden at the Stockholm International Exhibition (1930).
ERIK GUNNAR ASPLUND - 20th-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
WebErik Gunnar Asplund was among the most important Scandinavian architects of the first half of the 20th century. His early work evolved from National Romanticism through the sparse Nordic classicism of the World War I period and by …
The Architecture of Erik Gunnar Asplund - MIT Press
WebThe open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding and support from The National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.
Spotlight: Gunnar Asplund | ArchDaily
WebSep 22, 2017 · Asplund is considered one of the most influential modernist architects of Sweden and was a proponent of the modernist style first seen at the Stockholm …
Gunnar Asplund | Modernist, Functionalist, Stockholm | Britannica
WebGunnar Asplund was a Swedish architect whose work shows the historically important transition from Neoclassical to modern design. Asplund was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm. His exposure to classical architecture on a trip to Greece and Italy (1913–14) made a profound impression.
Gunnar Asplund and his architectural works | Britannica
WebGunnar Asplund, (born Sept. 22, 1885, Stockholm, Swed.—died Oct. 20, 1940, Stockholm), Swedish architect. His work shows the historically important transition from Neoclassical architecture to Modernism. By 1928, influenced by Le Corbusier, he had turned from a retrospective style to a new vision for architecture.
Striving for a new monumentality: the non-classical influence on Gunnar …
WebSep 1, 2023 · View PDF View EPUB. Gunnar Asplund’s architecture is today synonymous with 1920s Classicism and Nordic Classicism. His designs for the Woodland Chapel (1918–1920) and the Stockholm City Library (1920–1928) stand as prototypical examples. However, this article contests this perception.
AD Classics: Stockholm Public Library / Gunnar Asplund
WebDec 1, 2010 · Designed by noted Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund during the 1920s, the library is the physical manifestation of a transitionary period in both the rationale of its designer and the shifting...
Gunnar Asplund – Wikipedia
WebErik Gunnar Asplund, född 22 september 1885 i Hedvig Eleonora församling i Stockholm, [1] död 20 oktober 1940 i Engelbrekts församling, [2] var en svensk arkitekt och professor i arkitektur vid KTH.
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