Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto and The Art of Landscape captures the essence of the Finnish architect's landscape concept, emphasising culture and tradition, which characterised his approach to and understanding of architecture as part of the wider environment.

A visual biography of Aino and Alvar Aalto, who designed some of the most iconic objects of the twentieth century

Alvar Aalto remains Finland's greatest architect, retains his place among the Modern Masters of twentieth-century architecture and is now recognized internationally as one of the world's greatest architects of all time. This is the first, frank and fully-comprehensive biography of Alvar Aalto.

Aalto, Utzon, Fehn helps you understand the concept of "paradigm" (or, "in the manner of") by looking at the work and design methods of three Nordic humane modernist architects: Alvar Aalto, Jorn Utzon, and Sverre Fehn.

Proposes a fresh interpretation of Alvar Aalto's oeuvre, revealing it as a thoughtful response to his intellectual and cultural milieu - especially to Finland's dynamic political circumstances following independence from Russia in 1917. This book considers the geographic and geopolitical narratives found in his writings.