ALVAR AALTO

Alvar Aalto
An award-winning monograph on the internationally renowned Modern architect.Richard Weston

An award-winning monograph on the internationally renowned architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), whose work is deeply rooted in the culture and landscape of his native Finland
Places Aalto in the context of international Modernism and Finnish culture
Explores Aalto's inspirations and the complete range of his works looking at key public institutions as well as social housing and private dwellings, from the Paimio Sanatorium to the Congress Centre, Helsinki

Internationally renowned as one of the major overall achievements of modern architecture, the work of Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is deeply rooted in the culture and landscape of his native Finland. Throughout a long and fertile career his work embraced almost all of the key public institutions as well as social housing and private dwellings. This monograph places Aalto clearly in the context of both international Modernism and Finnish culture, exploring in depth his key inspirations and the complete range of his work, from the Paimio Sanatorium to the Congress Centre, Helsinki.