Architect: Smith and Taylor Architects

Alternative Histories: Smith and Taylor Architects on Erik Gunnar Asplund

Alternative Histories: Smith and Taylor Architects on Erik Gunnar Asplund

Erik Gunnar Asplund’s 1921 drawing of the gable elevation of Karl Johan School presents a composed, formal, broadly classical and definitely Scandinavian façade. The potential symmetry of the façade is undermined by its off-centre presentation on the sheet, and by its constructed context: the profile of the hipped-roofed building on the left,… Read More