Asplund, Erik Gunnar, 1885-1940.

Erik Gunnar Asplund Collection, 1913-2000.

285 items.

Access by appointment only.

The Erik Gunnar Asplund collection documents eight architectural projects undertaken by Erik Gunnar Asplund between 1913 and 1940. The collection includes projects completed in Sweden, more precisely in Stockholm (4), Goteborg (2), Solvesborg (1) and Sorunda (1). These projects are illustrated through original drawings, period photographs and more recent photographic images. They include competitions, urban planning and furniture design. The collection contains 165 photographs, 119 drawings and 1 journal. Documents are predominantly from 1915 to 1940.

Erik Gunnar Asplund ; born in 1885 in Stockholm ; died 1940 in Stockholm ; studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology ; Swedish architect ; major works include Woodland Chapel (1918-21), Woodland Crematorium (1937) and Woodland Cemetery (1935-40), the latter with Sigurd Lewerentz (1885 - 1975), Göteburg rådhusets [courthouse] (1918-37), Stockholm Public Library (1928), and Stockholm Exhibition, Stockholm (1930).

Asplund, Erik Gunnar, 1885-1940.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture, Modern.
Swedish architects.
Architecture (object genre) Sweden 1910-1940.

Fonds (collections)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Black-and-white photographs.
Photographs.
Documents.

Localisation: Bibliothèque archives collection 278701
Cote: AP160
Statut: Disponible