Main entry:

Loftin, Laurence Keith.

Title & Author:

An analysis of the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto / Laurence Keith Loftin III.

Publication:

Lewiston [N.Y.] : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2005.

Description:

89 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Series:

Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 12

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86) and index.
Preface. Alvar Aalto : Time and landscape / Bruce MacNelly -- 1. Aalto's own : Introduction -- 2. The deep hut : Aalto's own house/office (1934-36) and the transformational aesthetic -- 3. Tall tale : Aalto's summer house (1953) and the lost history -- 4. Liminal domains : Aalto's own architectural office (1955-62) and its tropes -- 6. The landscape of community : the town plan at Seinäjoki (1958-1987) and the concept of civic landscape -- 7. Libraries of the land: -- Two libraries : at Seinajoki (1960-1965), at Roveniemi (1961-1968) and the significance of re-embedding -- 8. The forest of knowledge : the library at Otaniemi (1964-1969) and narrative structure -- 9. Aalto's arc : conclusion.
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ISBN:

0773463321 (hc)
9780773463325 (hc)
077347952X (MS Arc Series)
9780773479524 (MS Arc Series)

Subject:

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 Criticism and interpretation.
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976
Aalto, Alvar.
Architecture Environmental aspects Finland.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement Finlande.
Architecture Environmental aspects.
Architektur
Finland.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 12.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 240665
Call No.: BIB 170584
Status: Available

Location: Library main 240671
Call No.: BIB 170584
Status: Available