Sigurd Lewerentz
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| Sigurd Lewerentz | |
| Born | 1885; Bjarta, Sweden |
| Died | 1975; Lund, Sweden |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Sigurd_Lewerentz.html |
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[edit] Works
- Chapel of the Resurrection, at Woodland Cemetery, Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden, 1914 to 1934. Archiplanet page
- St. Mark's Church, at Bjorkhagen, Sweden, 1956 to 1960. Archiplanet page
- St. Peter's Church, at Klippan, Sweden, 1963 to 1966. Archiplanet page
[edit] Discussion
(b. Bjarta, Sweden 1885; d. Lund, Sweden 1975)
Lewerentz was an important early modernist in Sweden who collaborated with Erik Gunnar Asplund, together winning the Woodland Cemetery competition in 1914. The Chapel of the Resurrection at Woodland by Lewerentz is considered perhaps his greatest work.
In the 1940s and 1950s Lewerentz worked in door and window production, and then again designed admired buildings in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lewerentz died in Lund, Sweden in 1975.
References
Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p98.
[edit] References
Sigurd Lewerentz : Two Churches. Sigurd Lewerentz. ISBN 9186050400.
Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect, 1885-1975. Janne Ahlin. MIT Press, 1987. ISBN 026201095X.
[edit] External Links
Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) — at the University of Pennsylvania
