Lewerentz Divine Darkness

Director Sven Blume will introduce, LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS, his documentary feature film about the architect Sigurd Lewerentz, at a special screening at 6pm on Thursday 22 August 2024 in the Irish Architectural Archive.

Sponsored by Grafton Architects

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Sigurd Lewerentz is one of the most famous Swedish architects, considered a master of the profession internationally. His unique solutions were decades ahead of their time.

Lewerentz did not want to be filmed or interviewed. His person, like his buildings, is surrounded by a mysterious aura. But in a root cellar in Lund, there is an unknown treasure. Film reels and audio tapes recorded by the architect Bernt Nyberg with Lewerentz during his last years are stored here.

From the cellar, a cultural-historical journey begins, where the stylistic traces of Lewerentz within Nordic architecture become palpable. Classicism and modernism converge in a poetic brutality that awakens our deepest and most archaic cultural memories.

The event will be followed by a reception marking the end of the exhibition Neighbours in Space and Time: Grafton Architects at Sir John Soane’s Museum running in the first floor rooms of the IAA.