Lasting Aalto Masterwork: The Library at Mount Angel Abbey
Language: English
Published by Mount Angel Abbey, 1992
- Softcover
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Condition: Used - Fine
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Book is in excellent condition in every respect. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Oblong format, 47 pages with floorplans, elevations, interiors, exteriors, architectural drawings, architectural details. B&W and color photos throughout, several two-page color spreads. A study of the library designed for Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon, the only building Aalto completed in North America, examining his use of natural light, the fan-shaped plan, and timber interiors to create a contemplative space suited to monastic life. Keywords: Oregon Architecture, Benedictine Monastery, Natural Light, Fan Shaped Plan, Finnish Modernism, Pacific Northwest, Erik Vartiainen, Humanist Design, Sacred Library, St Benedict Oregon, Timber Interior, Skylights.
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- Title
- Lasting Aalto Masterwork: The Library at Mount Angel Abbey
- Author
- Canty, Donald
- Publisher
- Mount Angel Abbey
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0918941040
- ISBN 13
- 9780918941046
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture
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