alvar aalto von ray nicholas (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5.

Hard bound with dustjacket. Zustand: As new. 1st edition. Designed by Paul Sloman. Contents: I). Biography. 1). The surveyor's son. 2). Student architect. 3). Practice in Jyväsku lä. 4). Turku. 5). International contacts and the move to Helsinki. 6). International acclaim.7). The war years. 9). Post-war reconstructions. 10). Buildings on an international reputation. II). Six buildings. 1). Paimio. 2). Villa Mairea. 3). Baker House. 4). Säynätsalo. 5). The National Pensions Institute. 6). Finlanfia hall. III). Some themes. 1). Introduction. 2). Nature. 3). Function. 4). Means. 5). Style. 6). Positive scepticism. 7). Aalto's legacy. With bibliography and index. 56 illustrations in color and 52 in b/w. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (1898 - 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer, as well as a sculptor and painter. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware. Aalto's early career runs in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the twentieth century and many of his clients were industrialists. Among these were the Ahlström-Gullichsen family. 212 pag. Size: 21,5cmx16cm.