The life lessons of Swedish modernist architect Sigurd Lewerentz
The life lessons of Swedish modernist architect Sigurd Lewerentz
Stockholm’s ArkDes museum celebrates Sigurd Lewerentz’s architecture for body and soul with a publication and exhibition, ‘Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life’
The enigmatic exterior of St Peter’s church, Klippan, completed in 1966
Those unfamiliar with Sigurd Lewerentz may be intrigued by how he is characterised in books and articles. Despite being one of Sweden’s most admired modernist architects, he is regularly described as ‘enigmatic’, ‘mythical’ or even ‘obscure’. Born in Bjärtrå, northern Sweden, in 1885, Lewerentz was indeed a quiet figure; he published almost nothing about his built projects, and would reject invitation after invitation to speak at international events – a stark contrast to his publicity-savvier contemporaries, such as architect Erik Gunnar Asplund.
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The Berlage Keynotes: Christ & Gantenbein - online lecture
Zdroj Thursday 11th February 2021 at 6:30 PM
This lecture will present the work-in-progress from the Basel-based practice Christ & Gantenbein. Founded in 1998 by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein, the firm s completed projects include the expansion and transformation of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, the extension of the Kunstmuseum Basel, and Lindt Home of Chocolate for Lindt & Sprüngli in Zurich. Currently, the firm is working on a range of projects across Europe, including a social housing development in Paris, an office building for Roche in Germany, the extension of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, the Zurich University Hospital, and a housing and office building in the historic center of Hamburg.