{"id":25812,"date":"2024-12-13T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T15:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkdes.se\/?post_type=collection&p=25812"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:39:45","slug":"sigurd-lewerentzs-collection","status":"publish","type":"collection","link":"https:\/\/arkdes.se\/en\/the-collection\/the-collection-that-shaped-modern-sweden\/sigurd-lewerentzs-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigurd Lewerentz\u2019s Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Photo: Karl-Erik Olsson-Snoger\u00f6d. ArkDes collection.<\/i>\n Sigurd Lewerentz.\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Sigurd Lewerentz collection comprises over 13,000 items. Since 1973, ArkDes has preserved the esteemed architect’s sketches, drawings, letters, and photographs.<\/p>\n

The collection offers a unique opportunity to explore the architect behind landmark buildings such as The Resurrection Chapel at the Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm and St Peter\u2019s Church in Klippan, offering insight into the creative process that led to his groundbreaking architecture, as well as glimpses of visions and ideas that were never realized.<\/p>\n

The collection spans Sigurd Lewerentz’s entire career\u2014from the logo for the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 to his final work: the flower kiosk at the Eastern Cemetery in Malm\u00f6, completed in 1969. Beyond drawings and building sketches, the collection also includes travel photographs of ancient pavements and illustrations of Egyptian mythology. Together, these objects paint a portrait of a curious architect and artist, equally fascinated by solemn buildings for death, luxury shopping, and the design possibilities of modern urban life.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n