Alvar Aalto : A Life's Work : Architecture, Design and Art

G�ran Schildt

ISBN 10: 9511129759 ISBN 13: 9789511129752

Published by Otava, 118, 1994

Language: English

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Yellowed dust jacket edges, smudges and old price tag to rear of dust jacket. Text in English. 317 pp. Oone of the masters of modern architecture, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was a prolific and influential architect, a gifted painter, and a talented, world renowned designer. In this comprehensive catalogue all his known works from the early 1920s to his final designs in the 1970s are presented and described. With the full cooperation of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, G�ran Schildt has explored its archives, and some 20,000 letters, memoranda and contemporary newspaper cuttings as well as many building models, to ensure that every work is included in this volume. It contains full descriptions, accompanied by abundant illustrations of all of Aalto's realized and unrealized architectural projects: regional and urban plans, churches, theatres, libraries. museums, office and factory buildings, public housing, and private residences Aalto's design skill is prominently featured in his furniture, light fixtures, glass, objets d'art, textiles, jewellery, graphic design, and stage sets. G�ran Schildt has previously examined the life and work of Alvar Aalto in his acclaimed, award-winning three-volume biography. The present volume catalogues Aalto's vast oeuvre, including many projects never before seen by the public, and uncovers information about Aalto's competition entries, his clients and colleagues, that is crucial to a complete understanding of Aalto's visionary impact on modern architecture, art, and design.

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Alvar Aalto : A Life's Work : Architecture, Design and Art

Publisher

Otava, 118

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

ISBN 10

9511129759

ISBN 13

9789511129752

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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English (translation)
Original Swedish

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Original Language: Swedish

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