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Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. Folio. Wraps. Small square folio. 240 pp. Color photos and black and white line drawings throughout. A monograph and survey on the life and work of Alvar Aalto, with many examples of his architecture, art and furniture designs. Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer, working in a variety of styles, but known for his modernist and Scandinavian Modern aesthetic. VERY GOOD condition. Minor bumping and wrinkling along the extremities. Owner's name on the first endpaper.

Sewn as issued, blank wrappers, pictorial dustajacket. Rather large 3-line ownership inscription on title, else fine. London, Phaidon, 1995. 4to. 29 x 25 cm. 240 pp. Richly illustrated with photos, most in colour. With list of works and bibliography. In English. (Publisher:) "Internationally renowned, the works of Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) are some of the most important and influential executed during the Modern period. Alvar Aalto is a major and comprehensive study of the modern master's oeuvre. Its unique approach looks beyond the man to create a total picture of an architecture placed in its cultural and historical context. The author draws on his own experience and intimate knowledge of Nordic architecture in Scandinavia, and endows Aalto's structures with a fresh relevance. During his long and fertile career Aalto's work embraced almost all the key public institutions - town halls, libraries, theatres, churches, universities and government departments - as well as social housing and private dwellings. He brought to buildings of every type and scale a profound concern for the physical and psychological needs of their individual users, and remarkable sensitivity to natural sites and materials and to the experiential qualities of architecture. This monograph situates Aalto within the realms of international modernism and Finnish culture, and explores the key inspirations upon which he drew throughout his career: the Finnish landscape and vernacular traditions, Italian domestic architecture and Greek site planning, as well as the work of architects such as Gunnar Asplund and Le Corbusier. The complete range of his work is examined through a study of further recurring themes and by detailed investigations of key projects such as Paimio Sanatorium, the Villa Mairea, Säynätsalo Town Hall, Seinäjoki Town Centre, Vuokkseniska Church and the Finlandia Concert Hall and Congress Centre in Helsinki. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and drawings, Alvar Aalto offers a rare insight into the work of one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century".