Erik Andersson (architect)

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name= Erik Andersson


nationality= Swedish
birth_date= 21 April 1971
birth_place= Stockholm, Sweden
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significant_buildings= sicklauddsbron

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Erik Andersson (born April 21 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish architect, experimental filmmaker, and was 2002 Head of Product Design at Beckmans College of Design,Stockholm, Sweden. Andersson first studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and was then awarded a scholarship to study at Oxford School of Architecture in Oxford,England before starting studies, in 1999, at Columbia University in New York, followed, in 2004, by further studies at Royal College of Fine Arts in Stockholm. Andersson is the principal of the [http://www.erikandersson.com Erik Andersson Architects] , based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Early architectural career

Andersson first came to public attention with a bridge competition sicklauddsbron 1998 in Stockholm together with architects Jelena Mijanovic and Magnus Stahl in Stockholm. An early work which would mark their difference from the then dominant bridgedesign of the late 1990s.

Other early (yet unbuilt) projects included the Korsta Powerplant, Sundsvall (2004) and the residence for the ambassador of Sweden (2001). The first large project by Erik Andersson Architects to be built is the [http://www.brandstromstene.se Brändström & Stene Gallery] (2002).

Work

icklauddsbron

"Sicklauddsbron" was the first built bridge in Anderssons' career.

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Quotes

*"What is architecture? I am very interested in learning what architecture is, in finding out about today’s possibilities for architecture, in what this discipline can contribute to everyday life, to everyone’s life. I never wanted my architectural works to be seen as art-works. I have always thought of them as part of the city, i.e. as part of something subjected to change, with or without my participation. Continuity is a good word for what I think links natural and social/artificial and cultural processes. In my projects, I try to enhance and develop such continuity. This method can be viewed as a search for codes adapting both natural and cultural information. Something like tradition does not exist anymore. This is not only true in architecture but in most areas of our culture. An architect cannot base his work on traditional information anymore. Today making an object is a new problem each time. What is a bridge? What does a window look like? I do not mourn this lack of tradition because it opens up new, previously non-existent possibilities in architecture. I like to take advantage of the possibilities offered by new materials and new tools such as video and computers. This does not imply distaste for traditional objects. I love the traditional architecture, Swedish barns as well as Japanese courtyard buildings. This architecture can tell us so many secrets if we are willing to listen. But we should be aware of the forces at work in the very age in which we live. There is no such thing as timeless values. I think that a broader discussion of architecture at all scales is needed in the world. "

Trivia

Awards

* 2003 1st Prize Steel Design Award, SBI
* 2003 1st Prize, ECCS Design Awards, Lucerne
* 2002 Finalist FX Design Awards, Blueprint Architecture Awards

List of projects

Andersson's projects include:
* [http://www.brandstromstene.se/ Brändström Stene]

External links

* [http://www.erikandersson.se/ Erik Andersson Architects]
* [http://www.arch.columbia.edu/ Columbia GSAPP]
* [http://www.brandstromstene.se/ Brändström Stene]