Sigurd Lewerentz : architect of death and life / Kieran Long, Johan Örn, Mikael Andersson ; translation, Anna Peterson ; editors, Kieran Long and Johan Örn.

Title & Author:

Sigurd Lewerentz : architect of death and life / Kieran Long, Johan Örn, Mikael Andersson ; translation, Anna Peterson ; editors, Kieran Long and Johan Örn.

Publication:

Zurich : Park Books, [2021]
©2021

Description:

712 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at ArkDes, Stockholm, Sweden, October 1, 2021-August 28, 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Introduction ; Biography -- Part 2: Photographs -- Part 3: The Archive.

Summary:

Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) is one of the most highly revered--and also one of the most heavily mythologized--protagonists of modern European architecture. Arguably Sweden's most distinguished modernist, he is more influential to other architects internationally today than he was during his lifetime. Countless architecture lovers from around the world visit his still existent buildings. Stockholm's woodland cemetery Skogskyrkogården, his most significant contribution to landscape design, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This authoritative new monograph on Sigurd Lewerentz is based on extensive research undertaken at ArkDes, Sweden's national center for architecture and design, where his archive and personal library are kept. It features a wealth of drawings and sketches, designs for furniture and interiors, model photographs, etc. from his estate, most of which are published here for the first time, as well as new photographs of his realized buildings. Essays by leading experts explore Lewerentz's life and work, his legacy, and lasting significance from a contemporary perspective. This vast, beautifully designed book offers the most comprehensive survey to date of all of Lewerentz's achievements in all fields of his manifold work. The book will be accompanying the grand exhibition Sigurd Lewerentz. Architect of Death and Life at ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, opening in October 2021.

ISBN:

3038602329
9783038602323
9789187447174 Swedish edition
9187447177

Subject:

Lewerentz, Sigurd, 1885-1975 Exhibitions.
Lewerentz, Sigurd, 1885-1975.
ARCHITECTURE General.
Exhibition catalogs.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs

Added entries:

Lewerentz, Sigurd, 1885-1975, architect.
Long, Kieran, author, editor.
Örn, Johan, 1974- author, editor.
Andersson, Mikael, author.
Peterson, Anna, translator.
Arkitektur- och designcentrum, host institution.

Architect of death and life

Holdings:

Location: Library main 309898
Call No.: BIB 255040
Status: Available

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