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Alvar Aalto was concerned about the social aspect in all building. This book contains not only a pictorial record of Aalto's collective housing but also an extensive discussion of Aalto's ideals about dwelling. Includes texts by Markku Lahti, head of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, and architect and researcher Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen Features Aalto's original drawings, together with photographs by Jari Jetsonen taken especially for this book Preface by Peter Reed, Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art, New York Presents ten apartment blocks and two student dormitories by Aalto built in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and the United States, from the 1920s to the end of the 1960s architecture

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Author:   Alvar Aalto ,  Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen ,  Markku Lahti ,  Jari Jetsonen
Publisher:   Rakennustieto Publishing
Imprint:   Rakennustieto Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 28.70cm
Weight:   0.812kg
ISBN:  

9789516827325

ISBN 10:   9516827322
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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