▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Arn stein ▁Ar ne berg ▁and ▁Magn us ▁P oul sson ▁were ▁selected ▁as ▁w inners , ▁whose ▁project ▁was ▁clearly ▁inspired ▁by ▁Stockholm ▁City ▁Hall . ▁ ▁A ▁contin un ed ▁lack ▁of ▁funds ▁meant ▁that ▁construction ▁had ▁to ▁wait , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁interven ing ▁years ▁the ▁architect s ▁made ▁several ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁they ▁present ▁their ▁final ▁draft , ▁which ▁had ▁under g one ▁significant ▁changes , ▁influenced ▁by ▁functional ism . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁apparent ▁change ▁was ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁two ▁office ▁to wers . ▁ ▁The ▁ground ▁stone ▁lay ing ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁with ▁King ▁Ha ak on ▁VII ▁and ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁O lav ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁Act ual ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁buildings ▁were ▁also ▁torn ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁city ' s ▁old ▁am usement ▁park ▁- ▁T iv oli ▁- ▁was ▁also ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁z oning ▁plan ▁created ▁new ▁plots ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁sale . ▁The ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁shell ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁completed . ▁A ▁few ▁flo ors ▁of ▁office ▁space ▁were ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Const ruction ▁res umed ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁office ▁space ▁was