Alvar Aalto Houses
- Author
- Jari Jetsonen, Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen, Markku Lahti
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Arts & Architecture
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Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) designed nearly one hundred single-family houses. Aalto, who is also known for his furniture and glassware, worked in a unique style that blended modernism and traditional vernacular architecture. Authors Jari and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen (Finnish Summer Houses) present twenty-six of Aalto's innovative residences—from small summer homes and postwar standardized housing to large housing complexes for industrial commissions—built between the 1920s to the 1960s.
Keywords: History of architecture / House building / Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 / Architecture, Domestic / Architecture, Domestic Finland History 20th century
