Lewerentz - Grave
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Lewerentz grave
Sigurd Lewerentz lived to the age of 90 and is buried with his wife
Edith at Eastern Cemetery at Malmö
He wanted to have his grave up on a of the hills where there is an
antique monument.
Church politicians said no to this, and then Sigurd said that the grave
would be completely anonymous.
The grave is located between the hill and St. Knuts chapel
Born: 1885-07-29
Died: 1975-12-29
Buried: 1976-03-11
Cemetery number: 1006 270 1000
THE BLACK BOX
When Lewerentz's wife Edith died (March 17, 1969), he
moved in 1970 to Kävlingevägen 26 in Lund. He was
able to do this thanks to the appreciation of a young
colleague, the architect Klas Anselm, who not only gave
him free use of a house he owned, but also converted
and expanded it to meet Lewerentz's needs. The most
important change was the construction of a studio in the
garden. It became a tar-scented box with floors of
spruce boards, the walls were made of asphalt-
impregnated wood fiber boards and the roof was
covered with aluminum cardboard. Three plastic domes
on the diagonal provided light, but not transparency. In
one corner was a door that led out into the garden. Its
design explains the name - The Black Box
