Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban

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Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban

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Juhani Pallasmaa, Colin St John Wilson and Alvar Aalto

Format: Book
Pages: 288
Publisher: Black Dog
Date Published: Feb 2007
Stock Code: 60798
Binding: Hardback

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Alvar Aalto is now acknowledged as one of the most important figures of 20th century architecture. This major new volume accompanies the first UK retrospective of Aalto's work at the Barbican, curated by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban.

Aalto's career overlapped both chronologically and ideologically with those of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, but his commitment to a humanitarian ideal, inspired by nature, set him apart from his purist Modernist contemporaries. His beautiful buildings, including the Paimio Sanatorium, Villa Mairea, Jyvaskla Worker's Club, Church of the Three Crosses and Baker House Dormitory, with their curving facades, careful interaction of wood, concrete and brick, and innovative uses of emerging technologies, show the touch of a true master.

This beautifully illustrated book features stunning new images by photographer Judith Turner, whose abstract interpretation of Aalto's work brings out the poetry of his buildings and shows them in a whole new light. Hitherto unseen archive images from the Aalto foundation are also published for the first time. Added to this, three new translations of Aalto's own writings provide an insight into the workings of his mind, and the theoretical and philosophical discussions that he was engaging with in the 1920s and 30s.

The environmental concerns of the 21st century are making Aaltos legacies ever more apparent. This timely retrospective pays tribute to one of the great masters of architecture and is essential reading for architects, designers and anyone interested in the origins of contemporary architecture and culture.

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Juhani Pallasmaa

Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland’s most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers. His previous positions include: Rector of the Institute of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki; and Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology. He has also held visiting professorships in several universities internationally. Pallasmaa is the author/editor of 24 books, including The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Academy, 1995 and John Wiley & Sons, 2005), The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema (Helsinki, 2001) and Encounters (Helsinki, 2005).

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