Gunnar Asplund

Swedish modernist architect.

Overview

Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940), using brick and concrete, designed buildings in Sweden.

Core Characteristics

• Functional, elegant forms.
• Humanistic, site-sensitive designs.
• Modernist aesthetic.

Notable Works

• Stockholm Public Library (Sweden, 1928).
• Woodland Crematorium (Sweden, 1940).

Architectural Connections

• Modern: 20th century.
• Civic, Religious: Libraries, crematoriums.
• Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Shaped Scandinavian modernism.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Brick Masonry (technique), Functionalism (theory), Form (element), Modernism (movement)

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