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Sigurd Larsen

Places of Longing

The Play of Light and Shadow

Sigurd Larsen (b. Odense, Denmark, 1981; lives and works in Berlin) is an architect and designer. His buildings—he has planned homes, hotels, and public schools in Denmark, Germany, Austria, France, Greece, and the US—have won his studio numerous accolades. In any given physical and cultural context, local knowledge about how to build in a specific climate is a key source of inspiration for his designs, which stand out for the distinctive way in which they integrate the shifting of the daylight around and inside the structures and their experimental use of illumination. The studio’s creations have been featured in numerous international magazines and books as well as at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

The publication Places of Longing showcases twelve projects by Studio Sigurd Larsen Design & Architecture, including the Michelberger Farm, a hotel and agricultural enterprise south of Berlin, and The Lake House, an athletic and seminar facility in Berlin. Larsen’s way of building and thinking is framed and complemented by essays by Sif Lindblad and the cognitive scientist Marjan Sharifi, a testimonial by the artist Michael Sailstorfer, and a conversation between the architect and Sif Lindblad.