Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 25 cm |
Series |
Aalto studies ; 1 |
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Aalto studies ; 1
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Contents |
Introduction : Aalto studies and modernism in housing -- The silent central personage: the architect Aino Marsio-Aalto -- Towards a happier society: Aino and Alvar Aalto and Turku in the 1920s -- From Alberti to Aalto: the trinity of domicile, family and architecture -- The ideal image of the home: the Aalto house and the homes of Aino and Alvar Aalto -- The interior design of the Villa Mairea -- A library of art?: the Villa Mairea and notes on the gender of the art collector -- Aesthetics or politics: the "danger" of Finnish architecture and design during the so-called first Republic of 1919-1944 |
Notes |
Collection of articles, some translated from the Finnish |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Aalto, Aino, 1894-1949.
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Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Finland.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
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Modern movement (Architecture) -- Finland.
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Author |
Kokkonen, Jüri.
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LC no. |
2009498949 |
ISBN |
9525371328 (paperback) |
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9789525371321 (paperback) |
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