Stockholm Public Library
Gunnar Asplund
- Outline
- Symbolizes the transitional period from neoclassicism to modernism. The building is a mixed brick, steel, and RC structure. The clear composition of the rectangular rooms surrounding the 24-meter-high reading room and the dramatic transition from a dark, narrow stairwell to a large, bright space were influenced by Egyptian architecture and 18th-century Bray. The user-centered management method was the result of a study tour in the U.S., and was a pioneering example of public architecture representing the Scandinavian welfare state philosophy.
- Location
- Sweden
- Journal
- Shinkenchiku 2025:08
- Related Link
- Shop
- Special Link
- Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
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- Category
- Evolution of New Forms
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- Decade
- 1920s
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