VILLUM Window Collection hosts a two-day symposium dedicated to Sigurd Lewerentz’s work with windows, light and darkness as architectural elements.
The programme on includes a screening of the documentary Lewerentz: Divine Darkness, followed by talks and a panel discussion. The symposium concludes with a case study visit to Östra Kyrkogården in Malmö to explore Lewerentz works on site.
The symposium has been developed in connection with the special exhibition Window Behaviorology and the book The Nordic Window, both of which focus on the Nordic modernists’ work with light and windows.
Program:
The symposium takes place over two half-days:
Day 1 – Friday, 21 August, 3:00–5:30 PM
VILLUM Window Collection
- Introduction to Lewerentz’s work with light by Thomas Bo Jensen
- Introduction to the film Lewerentz: Divine Darkness by director Sven Blume
- Screening of Lewerentz: Divine Darkness
- Talks and panel discussion
- Refreshments at VILLUM Window Collection and an opportunity to experience the exhibition Window Behaviorology
Day 2 – Saturday, 22 August, 9:30 AM–2:00 PM
Study trip to Malmö by bus from VILLUM Window Collection
- Arrival at VILLUM Window Collection, where coffee and croissants will be served
- Departure by bus to Östra Kyrkogården, Malmö
- Introduction to and study of Östra Kyrkogården by architectural historian Eva Larsson
- Return by bus to VILLUM Window Collection
Contributors:
- Sven Blume (Director)
- Eva Larsson (Architectural Historian)
- Lorenzo Fantino (Architect and PhD)
- Thomas Bo Jensen (Professor and Vice-Rector, Aarhus School of Architecture)
Fee:
Friday, 21 August + Saturday, 22 August: DKK 300
Friday, 21 August only: DKK 150
To register, please send an email to amb@vkr-holding.com.
Please note: the symposium will be conducted in English.
Thomas Bo Jensen is Professor and Head of Research at the Aarhus School of Architecture. His research focuses on architectural materials, particularly the architectural and cultural significance of brickwork. He is the author of monographs on P.V. Jensen-Klint, Inger and Johannes Exner, and Per Kirkeby. Through research, teaching, and practice, he explores the relationship between craftsmanship, materiality, and architecture.
Sven Blume is a Stockholm-based documentary filmmaker and photographer whose work spans architecture, art, and culture. He is the director of Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024), a documentary exploring Sigurd Lewerentz’s approach to light and architecture. The film has toured internationally at festivals, museums, and universities. Blume has also directed several acclaimed documentaries, including Crooked Lines of Beauty – My Grandfather the Architect Carl Nyrén (2021).
Eva Larsson is a Swedish architectural historian. She communicates architectural history through guided tours and city walks, including visits to works by Sigurd Lewerentz and Gunnar Asplund
Lorenzo Fantino is an architect and PhD from Universities of Pescara and Porto. His research project, Apology of the Window, investigates the window as a fundamental element of architectural composition and as a key mediator between interior and exterior space. Combining theoretical and design-based research, he explores how windows shape our experience of space, light, and architecture. His work offers new perspectives on the role of the window in architectural form and perception.
Photo credit: Sébastien Corbari, Axel Öberg