General information
Building 89:1 was built in 1945-1946 and designed by architects Gunnar Wejke and Kjell Ödéen. They worked according to the ideals of the folk home era, which was to combine practical utility with the prevailing aesthetics. The facility was designed with simple and clean lines and the facades were made of unpolished red brick.
The University of Gymnastics and Sports thus has a long history and is today considered to be the world's oldest existing university of sports. The school was founded in 1813 by Per Henrik Ling and was then called Gymnastiska Centralinstitutet, GCI. At first the students were exclusively military, but gradually the civilian element increased both among the teaching staff and students. Already at the beginning of the 1860s, the first women were admitted to the school.
The School of Gymnastics and Sports, GIH, has had its premises in the property since the building was completed in 1946. GIH is Sweden's only university of applied sciences for sports and offers training for sports teachers, sports coaches and health educators as well as independent courses.
A remodeling and extension was done in 2012 and designed by Wingårdh's architects. The new part connects well with the existing building's 1940s character.