Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
Finnish architect, designer, painter, draughtsman, and watercolorist
- Alvar Aalto: Technology and Nature (film)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
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-BookISBN: 9780300114287Publication Date: 2009-05-05
Alvar Aalto by
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 1994ISBN: 0847818187Publication Date: 1994-08-15
Alvar Aalto: Architect by
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.
Call Number: NA1455.F53 A253 2017ISBN: 1858946603Publication Date: 2017-03-21
Alvar Aalto Objects Furnitre Pub March 2021 by
This monograph on Aalto's highly collectible furniture designs expands our understanding of the diverse abilities of this influential architect/designer.
Call Number: NA1455.F53 A23335 2007ISBN: 9788434311435Publication Date: 2007-11-01
Alvar Aalto Houses by
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.
Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781568989822Publication Date: 2011-03-23
