An Analysis of the Work of Finnish Architect Alvar Aalto
Author | : Laurence Keith Loftin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015060857789 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Analysis of the Work of Finnish Architect Alvar Aalto written by Laurence Keith Loftin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aalto is often called the quintessential modernist, and at first glance this appears to be rightly so. The forms are organic, the materials compatible. Yet Aalto is also the master of the ambiguous space and mystery; in one building one senses history but not exactly why, and in another Aalto has combed a curve to create an almost unbearable tensio