(Universidad de Cuenca, 2017-01) Rincón Borrego, Iván
The work of Sverre Fehn, Prize Pritzker of Architecture in 1997, is one of the
most cryptic and seductive legacies of the architecture of second half of
century XX. This research analyses the original watercolours Sverre Fehn
performs for decades on the island of Hvasser. It unravels the cultural
heritage embodied in them, as well as the remarkable process of abstraction
they represent. The author's interest in drawing sailboats and horizons is the
first step in understanding some of his most relevant fables; The Earth as a
Great Museum and The Labyrinth. The ideas and cultural references that we
find in them can be considered part of the creative process that becomes in
the architecture and teaching work of Fehn.
