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Category Archives: CiA
Klippan photoset
Church of St Peter, Klippan, Sweden. Sigurd Lewerentz 1963-1966. Photoset. Yes, it’s dark in there.
Posted in Churches, CiA, Dominic Roberts, Sigurd Lewerentz, Sweden, Travel
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Gladrags
Oskar Kokoschka, Gertrud and Arnold Schönberg, and Adolf Loos in Berlin’s Bristol Bar, 1927. “In the beginning was cladding. Man sought shelter from inclement weather and protection and warmth while he slept. He sought to cover himself. The covering is … Continue reading
Posted in Aventinus, CiA, Studio Programme Year 5
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MSA climb the Web
Manchester School of Architecture have launched a redesigned website. Congratulations to Neil Ashdown, Stefan White and colleagues on the design team. The site includes an information video in English and Mandarin Chinese. There is also an answer to the question … Continue reading
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On with the motley
Listen…
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Malmo sketch
Sigurd Lewerentz worked on the Malmo Eastern Cemetery from 1916 until 1969. The cemetery is the site of his final building. The first impression of the cemetery is disappointing – the initial impact of the Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm is … Continue reading
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Last Chance
The Interventions exhibition at CUBE showing student work from the Atelier Barcelona/Manchester (a collaboration with the architecture school at UPC Barcelona) finishes on 16 September. Get down there to see what students get up to when they are abroad. The … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Manchester, Sally Stone, Spain, Student Projects
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Stockholm Library Competition
The open competition for the design of an extension to Asplund’s Stockholm City Library is still open for registrations (Swedish Association of Architects, free registration). The information for competitors is excellent, particularly the competition brief pdf which contains drawings, photographs … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Sally Stone, Sweden
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Gothenburg
Lettering. Gothenburg Law Courts. Architect: Erik Gunnar Asplund, 1937. Photoset.
Posted in CiA, Dominic Roberts, Interiors, Sweden
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Restaurant recommendation: ‘Da Ugo’ Rome
Continuity in Architecture demands good food – the sketch was supplied by Robert Evans of Evans Vettori Architects, Matlock direct from this atmospheric Roman trattoria.
Posted in Aventinus, CiA, Italy, Restaurants, Rome, Travel
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The Last Building
The final building by Sigurd Lewerentz is a small flower stall completed in 1969 for Malmo East Cemetery. The original simple mono-pitch form has been recently extended. The original building is charming and elegant. It is sited parallel with the … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Dominic Roberts, Sigurd Lewerentz, Sweden, Travel
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Stockholm Library
It is difficult to get a new angle on this classic building. The biggest surprise, to me, is its aloofness – the building stands back four-square, the main approach to the entrance obscured by commercial structures along the street. This … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Dominic Roberts, Sweden, Travel
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Resurrection
Lewerentz. Chapel of the Resurrection, Woodland Cemetery. Photoset. Posted in Stockholm
Posted in Churches, CiA, Interiors, Sally Stone, Sigurd Lewerentz, Sweden, Travel
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