The book on architect Arvid Bjerke and his work begins with an account of the social climate and architectural ideals that prevailed in the early 20th century. This is followed by a presentation of Arvid Bjerke and of Anders Mattson and his wife Hulda, initiators of the villa town Utbynäs. Anders Mattsson, who was Arvid Bjerke's uncle, is also considered responsible for his training as an architect. Utbynäs Villastad was one of the first houses the young Arvid Bjerke designed and the work went on from 1905 to 1918, interspersed with designs for other buildings both in Gothenburg and around the country. Arvid Bjerke also lived for a few years in Utbynäs in a villa designed by himself. Later, he was active in the creation of Lorensbergs villastad and lived in one of the terraced houses on Dicksonsgatan in that area. Bjerke also contributed to the construction of the buildings for the great jubilee exhibition in 1923, including the Art Museum at Götaplatsen and several of the buildings at the Liseberg amusement park.