Alvar Aalto

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Une brillante monographie consacrée à alvar Aalto (1898-1976), architecte de renommée internationale dont l'oeuvre est profondément enracinée dans la culture et les paysages de sa Finlande natale. Replace Aalto dans le contexte du courant moderniste international et de la culture finnoise. Explore les sources d'inspiration d'Aalto et la palette complète de ses oeuvres en étudiant des logements sociaux, des habitations privées et des établissements publics importants aussi divers que le sanatorium de Paimio et le palais des congrès à Helsinki.

Architecte, enseignant et écrivain, Richard Weston a dirigé l'école d'architecture de University of Portsmouth.Il a aussi enseigné à De Montfort University et à la Welsh School of Architecture.

Internationally renowned as one of the major 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 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, and explores his key inspirations and the complete range of his work, from the Paimio Sanatorium to the Congress Centre in Helsinki.

Richard Weston is an architect, teacher and writer. Formerly head of the University of Portsmouth School of Architecture, he has also taught at De Montfort University and the Welsh School of Architecture.