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Erik Gunnar Asplund (Stockholm, 22 September 1885 – Stockholm, 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect. In 1905 he enrolled at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm where he studied architecture. Read the full biography

Erik Gunnar Asplund (Stockholm, 22 September 1885 – Stockholm, 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect. In 1905 he enrolled at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm where he studied architecture. He graduated in 1909 and continued his studies at the Klara School under the direction of four well-known architects: Ragnar Östberg, Carl Westman, Ivar Tengbom and Carl Bergsten. This school had been created in opposition to the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1913-14 he made a study trip to southern Europe in France, Italy and continued to Tunisia. Italian architecture will greatly influence his works. Returning to Sweden, in 1915 he won the competition for Skogskyrkogården (the Woodland Cemetery) in Stockholm together with Sigurd Lewerentz. This was built from 1917 to 1940 and was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1994. He added theoretical activity to his activity as a designer: during the years 1917-20 he was editor of the magazine "Arkitektur" and starting from 1931 he became professor of architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He also designs furniture including the 323 stool, now re-proposed by the Swedish company Kallemo, and also the Göteborg chair and the Senna armchair, re-proposed by Cassina.