Asplund, Gunnar (Erik Gunnar), 1885 - 1940
Dates
- Existence: 22 September 1885 - 20 October 1940
Biography
Gunnar Asplund, was a Swedish architect who was a key representative of Nordic Classicism and moernist styles. He was professor of architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1931. Among Asplund's most important works are the Stockholm Public Library, the Gothernburg City Hall extension, and The Woodland Crematorium in Stockholm.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Asplund, c1987 - 1989
Folder of 35mm photographic slides of buildings by architect Gunnar Asplund.
Gunnar Asplund Monograph, c1985 - c2006
Material relating to research and publication of Peter Blundell Jones' monograph Gunnar Asplund, published by Phaidon Press, London, in 2006.
Interview with Michael Grice, 8 March 2000
Interview with English architect Michael Grice about Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. This includes when, as a student, Grice went to live with Asplund and his family in Stockholm for a year in 1936/1937. They discuss Asplund's family, architectural projects (including the reaction to Asplund's extension of the Gothenburg law courts), politics, and general life with the family in Sweden. Tape titled 'Asplund Research'.