{"product_id":"aalto-9783836560108","title":"Aalto","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Louna Lahti\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Architects \u0026amp; Firms - Monographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlvar Aalto\u003c\/strong\u003e (1898-1976) made a \u003cstrong\u003eunique modernist mark\u003c\/strong\u003e. Influenced by both the landscape and the political independence of his native Finland, he designed \u003cstrong\u003ewarm, curving, compassionate buildings, \u003c\/strong\u003ewholly set apart from the slick, mechanistic, geometric designs that characterized much contemporary European practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether a church, a villa, a sauna, or a public library, Aalto's \u003cstrong\u003eorganic structures \u003c\/strong\u003etended to replace plaster and steel with brick and wood, often incorporating \u003cstrong\u003eundulating, wave-like forms\u003c\/strong\u003e, which would also appear in his chair, glassware, and lamp designs. An adherent to detail, Aalto insisted upon the \u003cstrong\u003ehumanity of his work\u003c\/strong\u003e stating: \"Modern architecture does not mean using immature new materials; the main thing is to work with materials towards a more human line.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Many of Aalto's public buildings such as \u003cstrong\u003eSäynätsalo Town Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e, the lecture theatre at \u003cstrong\u003eOtaniemi Technical University\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eHelsinki National Pensions Institute \u003c\/strong\u003eand the \u003cstrong\u003eHelsinki\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHouse of Culture \u003c\/strong\u003emay be seen as psychological as well as physical landmarks in the rebuilding of Finland after the ravages of war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45138305679511,"sku":"9783836560108","price":1352.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836560108.webp?v=1769206920","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/aalto-9783836560108","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}