The event on Tuesday, November 4 will be one hour and will begin at:
Pacific Time: 9am
Central European Time: 6pm
Eastern Time: 12pm
Central Time: 11am
The DIS Alumni Community is excited to offer a unique opportunity to learn about one of Sweden’s most famous architects, Sigurd Lewenrentz (1885-1975), who is appreciated internationally as a master of the profession. Sigurd’s unique solutions were decades ahead of their time, including his work on the Malmö Opera and Music Theater, which today is considered a masterpiece of functionalist architecture.
Little is known about Lewerentz, as he 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, Sweden, an unknown treasure was recently unearthed: film reels and audio tapes recorded by the architect Bernt Nyberg with Lewerentz during the final years of his life in the early 1970’s.
Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024) is Director Sven Blume’s depiction of the cultural-historical journey that began in that cellar, where the stylistic traces of architect Sigurd Lewerentz within Nordic architecture become recognizable.
Join us on Tuesday, November 4, for a DIS Talk with Director Sven Blume, moderated by DIS Faculty and Architect, Søren Amsnæs, about the film and Lewerentz’s contributions to the field of Architecture. Everyone who registers will receive a special screening link to see the film prior to the Talk.
Director Sven Blume is a Stockholm-based filmmaker specializing in documentary filmmaking. He graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film. Since then, he has worked extensively as a director on documentary projects and has collaborated across disciplines within fine art, architecture, music videos, and dance. Blume’s films have received critical acclaim, winning awards and being screened at festivals worldwide, as well as in museums, galleries, cinemas, and on public broadcasters in multiple countries. In recognition of his contributions to film, he became a member of the Swedish Film Academy in 2023.
Moderator Søren Amsnæs (Architect; M.A.A. Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1983) has worked at DIS since 2012, teaching a wide range of courses in the Architecture & Design program. In addition to his time at DIS, Søren has worked as an architect with PLH Architects, Homann Architects, and since 1988, has had his own office specializing in visualization and project presentation for clients in Denmark and abroad. Søren loves to focus his work on the classical working techniques of an architect, pencil and watercolor, as he finds that the old crafts have a lasting strength that he prefers to digital solutions.