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Louna Lahti
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Format: Book
Pages: 96
Publisher: Taschen
Date Published: Jan 2005
Stock Code: 37121
Binding: Paperback
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Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (18981976) was not only influenced by the landscape of his native country, but by the political struggle over Finlands place within European culture. After early neoclassical buildings, Alvar Aalto turned to ideas based on Functionalism, subsequently moving toward more organic structures, with brick and wood replacing plaster and steel. In addition to designing buildings, furniture, lamps, and glass objects with his wife Aino, he painted and was an avid traveler. A firm believer that buildings have a crucial role in shaping society, Aalto once said, "The duty of the architect is to give life a more sensitive structure.
This publication contains approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans and features introductory essays exploring the architects life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects.
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