Asplund, (Erik) Gunnar (1885–1940)

Swedish architect. His early work, for example at the Stockholm South Cemetery (1914), was in the neoclassical tradition. Later buildings, such as the Stockholm City Library (1924–7) and the extension of the Gothenburg City Hall (1934–7), developed a refined modernist–classical style, culminating in the Stockholm South Cemetery Crematorium (1935–40). His fusion of classicism and modernism holds great appeal for many postmodern architects and designers.

Other buildings designed by him in Stockholm include extensions of the law courts, the railway station, the Skandia cinema (1922–3), as well as numerous schools. Asplund was responsible for the overall arrangement of the exhibition halls for the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930.

He was professor of architecture at Stockholm, 1931–40.