Filmed in his native Finland, Italy, Germany, and the U.S., this program looks at the life and work of Alvar Aalto and examines his creative style in the context of his time, the traditions he inherited, and the country and climate in which he lived.
Alvar Aalto
by
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
With a focus on the architect's writings, library, and critical reception, Pelkonen proposes a different interpretation of Aalto's oeuvre, revealing it as a deeply thoughtful response to his intellectual and cultural milieu--especially to Finland's dynamic political circumstances following independence from Russia in 1917.
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9780300114287
Publication Date: 2009-05-05
Alvar Aalto
by
Goran Schildt
In this comprehensive catalogue all of Aalto's known works from the early 1920s to his final designs in the 1970s are presented and described.
Call Number: NA1455.F53 A23719 1994
ISBN: 0847818187
Publication Date: 1994-08-15
Alvar Aalto: Architect
by
John Stewart; Richard Rogers
This biography of Alvar Aalto is the first to comprehensively cover his life, from the backwoods of Ostrabothnia to international fame and all of his buildings, from the early alterations and extensions to shops and houses in Jyvaskyla to Finlandia Hall.
Alvar Aalto Houses
by
Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen; Jari Jetsonen
Authors Jari and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen (Finnish Summer Houses) present twenty-six of Aalto's innovative residences--from small summer homes and postwar standardized housing to large housing complexes for industrial commissions--built between the 1920s to the 1960s.