Designed and built in 1917-40 by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm is one of the worlds best designed open spaces. It earned a place on UNESCO:s world heritage list in 1994 with the motivation "The design blends vegetation and architectural elements, taking advantage of irregularities in the site to create a landscape that is finely adapted to its function. It has had a profound influence in many countries of the world."

Apart from being a cemetery, it's also a real designers heaven.


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I would have loved to make a book about it, if there wasn't already a very good one. I can't seem to find a link to it now, so maybe it's time for a new one.