Established in 1962, the mit press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design. In gunnar asplund s gothenburg, nicholas adams places asplund s building in the wider context of public architecture between the wars, setting the originality and sensitivity of asplund s conception against the political and architectural struggles of the 1930s. Although asplund s work is contemporary with mies, le corbusier, and aalto, it is of an entirely different current asplund weaves together vernacular, classical and modernist influences in a way that stands solidly outside standard, official history of modern architecture. View erik gunnar asplund research papers on academia. Gunnar asplund s design for the stockholm public library is one such example of careful thinking about how a building is daylighted and how meaningful space is organized. There is something about asplund s law courts at gothenburg that confirms that being an architect is really worth the effort.
From 1905 to 1909 he studied painting at the royal art institute in stockholm. Ritningar skisser och fotografier, stockholm,1943, p. Gunnar asplund, in full erik gunnar asplund, born sept. Together with sigurd lewerentz, asplund designed an enlargement of the stockholm crematorium and the cemetery grounds as well as several chapels. Erik gunnar asplund rare standard lamp, 1920 phillips. Erik asplund historical records and family trees myheritage. All sorts of things make it difficult to build something good, and modern buildings so often seem quite shallow in their thinking. Erik gunnar asplund estocolmo, 18851940 arquitecto sueco. The goteborg chair is erik gunnar asplunds poetic interpretation of rationalist ideas. Generally considered swedens leading architect, asplund began his career as a painter before he studied architecture at the royal institute of technology, stockholm. The architecture of erik gunnar asplund by stuart wrede. Erik gunnar asplund, a distinguished scandinavian exponent of functionalism, is regarded as the most important swedish architect of the 20th century.
His first works show the influence of national romanticism 1 the villas selander 19 and ruth 1914, but after a period in germany 2 he adopted neoclassicism 3. That year he entered an architectural competition for the swedish. Hans asplund considered himself for much of his life as a modernist. Read erik gunnar asplund architect ebook pdf download. Peter blundell jones a contemporary of walter gropius and le corbusier, gunnar asplund pursued a unique architecture that displayed a blend of classical tradition, vernacular architecture and modernism. Erik gunnar asplund, stockholm public library research papers. In his architecture, he sought to point the way to a new architecture and a new life. In 1978 he guest curated an exhibition on erik gunnar asplund at the museum of modern art in new york and also wrote a book about asplund mit press 1980. Pdf gunnar asplund s gothenburg download ebook for free. This book covers that fusion of architecture and landscape. Light in gunnar asplunds public library by martin schwartz. Stockholm library erik gunnar asplund great buildings. Asplund, the architect, was a forerunner but also a product of his time and his.
Gunnar asplunds gothenburg by nicholas adams overdrive. That same year he was presented to an architectural competition for the swedish church in paris, basing its design in architecture traditional country. Hans asplund was the son of the architect erik gunnar asplund and gerda sellman. Keeping with this ideal, he became a signatory to the acceptera manifesto of 1931. See more ideas about nordic classicism, stockholm and architecture. Sturegarden house is one of gunnar asplund s earliest works, arguably the first completed. Born in stockholm, he was educated at the university there, where he became professor of architecture 193140. The architecture of erik gunnar asplund the mit press. After studying painting at stockholms royal university college of fine arts 190509, asplunds avid interest in architecture led him to attend the stockholm free arch. View asplund ceiling light, designed for the stockholm library by erik gunnar asplund sold at nordic design on london 26 september 20. Erik gunnar asplund, the gothenburg courthouse extension building 1937. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of swedish architect erik gunnar asplund. Erik gunnar asplund, born in stockholm in 1885, was a swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of the nordic classicism of the 1920s. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by erik gunnar asplund.
This is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive monograph on the underrated swedish architect gunnar asplund. Woodland crematorium by erik gunnar asplund architect, at stockholm, sweden, 1935 to 1940, architecture in the great buildings online. The architecture of erik gunnar asplund download ebook. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Click download or read online button to get the architecture of erik gunnar asplund book now. Erik gunnar asplund asplund ceiling light, designed.
Download gunnar asplund s gothenburg ebook free in pdf and epub format. He studied architecture at the royal institute of technology in stockholm. Erik gunnar asplund with sigurd lewerentz woodland crematorium, woodland cemetery, stockholm, sweden, site plan and section, final version 1937 not on view the site plan for the cemetery evolved dramatically over the course of the project, reaching its definitive form, an open spatial arrangement, by 1932. Erik gunnar asplund architect designer 1885 1940 erik gunnar asplund, born in stockholm in 1885, was a swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of the nordic classicism of the 1920s he studied architecture at the royal institute of technology in stockholm. He studied painting at the royal art institute and at the stockholm free architecture school. Pdf erik gunnar asplund architect pdf book free video. The site plan for the cemetery evolved dramatically over the course of the project, reaching its definitive form, an open spatial arrangement, by 1932. With its simple geometry and classical arrangement, stockholms public library is a difficult building to characterize. His exposure to classical architecture on a trip to greece and italy 1914 made a profound impression. Gunnar asplund, swedish architect whose work shows the historically important transition from neoclassical to modern design. The furniture erik gunnar asplund designed at that time was also in the neoclassical style, as exemplifed by senna 1915, a chair he created for a public library. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Designed by noted swedish architect gunnar asplund during the 1920s, the. Erik gunnar asplund with sigurd lewerentz woodland crematorium, woodland cemetery, stockholm, sweden, site plan and section, final version 1937.
This page was last edited on 7 december 2014, at 10. After completing his studies, he worked for asplund tengrom architects, westman and ostberg. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Asplund was professor of architecture at the royal institute of technology from 1931. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Through critical essays and beautiful illustrations focusing on. Erik gunnar asplund biography infos for sellers and buyers. One of the most prominent of swedish architects of the first half of c20. Erik gunnar asplund 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. His early production has been influenced by neoclassicism like the city library 19241928.
Erik gunnar asplund, view of interior for paris exhibition 1925, with rugs, 1824. Stockholm, tidskriften byggmastaren, 1950 ocolc558147291. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about erik asplund on myheritage, the worlds family history network. In 1985 he became the curator of architecture and later director of the department of architecture and design at moma. Erik gunnar asplund online shop buy vintage at pamono. 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.
Foi um vigoroso representante da arquitetura funcionalista na suecia e na escandinavia. Inaugurated in 1928, stockholm city library was designed by erik gunnar asplund to be one of the worlds most modern and accessible libraries and was the first in the country to offer public. Asplund was educated at the academy of fine arts in stockholm. Jan 07, 2016 pdf download erik gunnar asplund architect pdf online. Erik gunnar asplund is considered as the most important swedish architect of the 20th century. Jennie asplund, swedish singer and guitarist in the rock band sahara hotnights. In 1915 erik gunnar asplund and sigurd lewerentz were the joint winners of a competition to design an enlargement of the stockholm crematorium and the cemetary grounds. Gunnar asplund, gustav holmdahl, gunnar asplund arkitekt 18851940. Arne asplund 19031993, swedish scientist and inventor. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
By the end of the 1920s, asplund had become a committed modernist. The home was built for local bank manager oscar wichman. View erik gunnar asplund, stockholm public library research papers on academia. Asplund saw architecture as an allkunstwerk where interior, architecture and landscape blended into one. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history, and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of swedish architect erik gunnar asplund. Gunnar asplund download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Erik gunnar asplund, fodd 22 september 1885 i stockholm, dod 20 oktober 1940 i stockholm, 1 var en svensk internationellt uppmarksammad arkitekt och professor i arkitektur vid kth. His principal buildings include the stockholm city library 192028, with its drumshaped reading room, the extension to the. Born in stockholm in 1885, architectdesigner erik gunnar asplund is celebrated as the godfather of functionalist design in sweden. Back with selfsupporting steel frame and polyurethane foam.
The chair was commissioned for the extension of the town hall in goteborg, sweden, whose warm, woodpanelled rooms are evoked in its ashwood frame. The curved and slightly convex profile recalls bauhaus designs. From 1930 and the stockholm exhibition, erik gunnar asplund, influenced by the bauhaus, becomes a fervent modernist, both as an architect and a designer like the karmstol chair 1931. Asplund, the architect, was a forerunner but also a product of his time and his 4. Caruso st john to restructure asplunds stockholm library. Although asplunds work is contemporary with mies, le corbusier, and aalto, it is of an entirely different current asplund weaves together vernacular, classical and modernist influences in a way that stands solidly outside standard, official history of modern architecture.
Erik gunnar asplund was a highly skilled architect and one of very few who seemingly effortlessly managed to bridge classicism and modernism in the early 20th century. Many of his works are in stockholm, some are in gothenburg. He studied at the technical school and then at the academy of art, graduating in 1909. This book covers that fusion of architecture and landscape, which is.