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Sigurd Lewerentz: 1885-1975

Paolo Giardiello

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This book is a monographic study of Sigurd Lewerentz, one of the major architects of the Swedish Modern School, who developed a sensitive and distinctive response to the most important architectural movements of the last century. Lewerentz was a master of religious architecture; his most remarkable designs are the chapels of St Knut and St Gertrud in the Malmo cemetery , the conservation of the cathedral of Uppsala , and the church of St Peter at Klippan .The first section of the volume includes a critical essay by Colin St John Wilson and a previously unpublished essay on Lewerentz's work by Nicola Flora, Paolo Giardiello and Gennaro Postiglione. The central section contains a catlog of his work: about 150 designs and constructions, in chronological order, are presented through detailed descriptions and illustrated by both photographs and drawings. A complete list of works and a bibliography based on research in the archives of Stockholm's Museum of Architecture conclude the volume. This study of Lewerentz is the most original and comprehensive published to date, with a full treatment of unbuilt projects as well as completed buildings.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Hardcover

Release: September 23, 2002

ISBN 13: 9781904313052

Sigurd Lewerentz: 1885-1975

Paolo Giardiello

5/5 ( ratings)

This book is a monographic study of Sigurd Lewerentz, one of the major architects of the Swedish Modern School, who developed a sensitive and distinctive response to the most important architectural movements of the last century. Lewerentz was a master of religious architecture; his most remarkable designs are the chapels of St Knut and St Gertrud in the Malmo cemetery , the conservation of the cathedral of Uppsala , and the church of St Peter at Klippan .The first section of the volume includes a critical essay by Colin St John Wilson and a previously unpublished essay on Lewerentz's work by Nicola Flora, Paolo Giardiello and Gennaro Postiglione. The central section contains a catlog of his work: about 150 designs and constructions, in chronological order, are presented through detailed descriptions and illustrated by both photographs and drawings. A complete list of works and a bibliography based on research in the archives of Stockholm's Museum of Architecture conclude the volume. This study of Lewerentz is the most original and comprehensive published to date, with a full treatment of unbuilt projects as well as completed buildings.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Hardcover

Release: September 23, 2002

ISBN 13: 9781904313052

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