Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life is the definitive monograph on Sweden's most revered modernist — a 712-page survey drawing on unpublished archive material from ArkDes that reframes Lewerentz's significance for contemporary practice.
About This Book
Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) occupies a singular position in the history of modern European architecture: deeply influential, yet long mythologised in ways that have obscured the full range of his work. This authoritative monograph, edited by Kieran Long and grounded in extensive research at ArkDes — Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, where Lewerentz's archive and personal library are held — sets the record straight. Drawings, sketches, furniture and interior designs, model photographs, and new building photography appear alongside essays by leading scholars, many reproduced here for the first time. The result is the most comprehensive account yet of a modernist whose buildings, including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Skogskyrkogården, continue to draw architects from across the world.
Key Features
- 712 pages of drawings, sketches, furniture and interior designs, model photographs, and new building photography
- Edited by Kieran Long; essays by leading experts in Lewerentz's life, work, and legacy
- Features Skogskyrkogården (Stockholm's Woodland Cemetery), a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Published by Park Books, 2023 [Details available upon request]
What You'll Discover
- How Lewerentz's influence on architects worldwide has grown well beyond his recognition during his own lifetime
- Unpublished drawings, sketches, and designs from his personal estate, sourced directly from the ArkDes archive
- His contribution to landscape design — including the conception and realisation of Skogskyrkogården — examined in full
- Contemporary critical perspectives on Lewerentz's legacy across architecture, furniture, and interior design
About the Author
This volume is edited by Kieran Long, with essays contributed by leading experts in modern European architecture and Lewerentz scholarship. The research underpinning the book was conducted at ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, custodian of Lewerentz's archive and personal library.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 712
- Dimensions: 228 x 298 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783038602323
- Publisher: Park Books
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, architectural historians, and serious students of modern European architecture drawn to Lewerentz's buildings, landscape work, or his enduring influence on contemporary practice.