SIGURD LEWERENTZ | 1885-1975

The most complete monograph of Sigurd Lewerentz, the Swedish modern master, with full coverage of unbuilt and completed buildings. 150 projects are illustrated in hundreds and hundreds of photographs and drawings. Pages are clean and crisp. Cover has minor wear to edges and corners. Back cover has moderate rubbing and marking. Very good condition. "This is the monographic study of Sigurd Lewerentz, one of the major architects of the Swedish Modern School, who developed his own distinctive response to the most important architectural movements of the 20th century. This volume represents an original and comprehensive study in English, with a full analysis of unbuilt projects as well as completed buildings, such as the St Knut and St Gertrud Churches in the Malmo Cemetery (1916), the restoration of the Uppsala Cathedral (1947-55), and the St Peter Church in Klippan (1962-6). Sigurd Lewerentz was born in Sweden in 1885. The first section of the volume includes a critical essay by Col