Sigurd
Lewerentz

Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) was a Swedish architect known for his poetic, austere modernism. His early work included Stockholm’s Woodland Cemetery, co-designed with Gunnar Asplund, blending landscape and architecture in a deeply atmospheric way. In his later years, he developed a more brutalist, minimalistic style, evident in St. Mark’s Church and St. Peter’s Church, featuring meticulously crafted brickwork and expressive structural forms. His work, often melancholic and contemplative, has been widely studied for its mastery of materiality, light, and spatial depth. Lewerentz’s architecture remains a benchmark for Nordic modernism and ecclesiastical design.